Primary school in Southsea, Portsmouth
Moorings Way Infant School
Moorings Way, Milton, Southsea, Hampshire, PO4 8YJ
Ofsted
Inspected under the current framework, which gives no overall grade, on 13 January 2026.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 116
- Places
- 135
- How full
- 86% full — 116 of 135 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 41 / 75
- Overall absence
- 5%
- Persistently absent
- 10%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 17%
- English as an additional language
- 6%
- With an EHC plan
- 7%
- On SEN support
- 11%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Portsmouth 017A, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 26%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 27%
- Households owning their home
- 75%
- Households in social housing
- 13%
- Households with no car
- 20%
- Adults economically inactive
- 51%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 4–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- THE THINKING SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Sara Paine
- Local authority
- Portsmouth
- Ward
- Baffins
- Constituency
- Portsmouth North
- URN
- 144582
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meon Junior SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 65% | 0.5 mi |
| Meon Infant SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | — | 0.5 mi |
| Langstone Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2021 | 58% | 0.5 mi |
| Milton Park Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2024 | 53% | 0.7 mi |
| Westover Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 66% | 0.7 mi |
| Wimborne Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 51% | 0.8 mi |
| Cumberland Infant SchoolCommunity school | Good 2022 | — | 1 mi |
| Fernhurst Junior SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 55% | 1.1 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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