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13 open schools in Southsea, Portsmouth · Ofsted ratings, catchment areas and admission criteria · see all Portsmouth schools · grammar schools in Southsea

Southsea has 13 state schools: 10 primary, 2 secondary, part of Portsmouth's wider catchment. 9 have a published Ofsted rating, and 6 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.

Average score
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Undersubscribed schools rated Good or Outstanding

These schools didn't fill on first preference in the latest admissions year, despite an Ofsted rating of Good or Outstanding — worth a look if you're chasing the same handful of famous names everyone else applies to.

Bramble Infant School and Nursery Good · ×0.87 1st prefs/place (2026/27)

How places are allocated in Portsmouth

Primary schools: LA defines a catchment area giving some priority for children living in the local area of the school. (source)

Most schools use the local authority's default scheme rather than a school-specific catchment map — see each school's page for its own designated/catchment area where one is published.

Ark Charter Academy Southsea · Not judged Bramble Infant School and Nursery Southsea · Good Cottage Grove Primary School and Nursery Southsea · Requires improvement Craneswater Junior School Southsea · Good Cumberland Infant School Southsea · Good Devonshire Infant School Southsea Fernhurst Junior School Southsea · Good Mayville High School Southsea Meon Infant School Southsea · Not judged Moorings Way Infant School Southsea Priory School Southsea · Good Southsea Infant School Southsea St Swithun's Catholic Primary School Southsea · Good

Key dates

Entry yearEventDate
Sept 2028 Application deadline 31 October 2027
Sept 2028 Primary application deadline 15 January 2028
Sept 2028 Offer day 1 March 2028
Sept 2028 Primary offer day 17 April 2028
Sept 2027 Application deadline 31 October 2026
Sept 2027 Primary application deadline 15 January 2027
Sept 2027 Offer day 1 March 2027
Sept 2027 Primary offer day 16 April 2027
Sept 2026 Application deadline 31 October 2025 (passed)
Sept 2026 Primary application deadline 15 January 2026 (passed)
Sept 2026 Offer day 2 March 2026 (passed)
Sept 2026 Primary offer day 16 April 2026 (passed)

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