Bramble Infant School and Nursery
Community primary school in Southsea (Portsmouth).
Ofsted
Ungraded inspection
inspected Feb 2025
Early years (EYFS)
-
not published
Attendance rate
95.1%
▲ 0.3pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
20.3
▼ 0.4 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
20.4%
▼ 5pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
SEN support
7.4%
▼ 8pp England 2025/26: 15.4%
2025/26
Capacity
90%
162 / 180 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Teacher turnover
13.2%
▼ 1pp England 2024/25: 14.5% (primary schools)
2024/25
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Nearby schools
nearest first42 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is Priory School, 0.2 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Priory SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 0.2 mi | Secondary | 1,278 | Good, 2022 |
| Devonshire Infant SchoolCommunity | 0.2 mi | Primary | 171 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas |
| Fernhurst Junior SchoolCommunity | 0.2 mi | Primary | 349 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Nov 2017) |
| Southsea Infant SchoolCommunity | 0.4 mi | Primary | 167 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 5 areas, Needs attention in 2 |
| Ark Ayrton Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 0.4 mi | Primary | 495 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2024Last graded Good (Nov 2018) |
| Penbridge Infant SchoolAcademy converter | 0.4 mi | Primary | 207 | Ungraded inspection, Sep 2022Last graded Good (Jul 2013, previous school) |
| Craneswater Junior SchoolCommunity | 0.5 mi | Primary | 508 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4 |
| Cottage Grove Primary School and NurseryAcademy converter | 0.5 mi | Primary | 462 | Requires improvement, 2024 |
| Wimborne Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.6 mi | Primary | 557 | Good, 2023 |
| Ark Charter AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 0.6 mi | Secondary | 883 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements |
| St John's Cathedral Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 0.6 mi | Primary | 237 | Good, 2022 |
| St Swithun's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 0.6 mi | Primary | 351 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2025Last graded Good (Feb 2016) |
| Cumberland Infant SchoolCommunity | 0.7 mi | Primary | 172 | Good, 2022 |
| St Edmund's Catholic SchoolVoluntary aided | 0.7 mi | Secondary | 1,157 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2022Last graded Outstanding (Feb 2016) |
| Mayville High SchoolOther independent | 0.7 mi | Independent | 405 | - |
| Arundel Court Primary Academy and NurseryAcademy converter | 0.7 mi | Primary | 668 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 1 area, Needs attention in 6 |
| The Portsmouth AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 0.8 mi | Secondary | 1,203 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2022Last graded Good (Apr 2017) |
| Milton Park Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.8 mi | Primary | 382 | Good, 2024 |
| Portsmouth High School GDSTOther independent | 0.9 mi | Independent | 436 | - |
| Madani AcademyOther independent | 0.9 mi | Independent | 71 | - |
| Miltoncross AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 0.9 mi | Secondary | 983 | No overall grade, 2025Good in 1 key judgement, Requires improvement in 3 |
| Mary Rose AcademyAcademy special converter | 0.9 mi | Special | 201 | Report card, 2026Exceptional in 1 area, Strong standard in 7 |
| University of PortsmouthHigher education institutions | 0.9 mi | Higher education institutions | - | - |
| Ark Dickens Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.0 mi | Primary | 446 | Good, 2019Ungraded inspection Apr 2025, no grade given |
| Meon Infant SchoolAcademy converter | 1.0 mi | Primary | 133 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Meon Junior SchoolAcademy converter | 1.0 mi | Primary | 336 | Report card, 2025Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 3 |
| Manor Infant and Nursery SchoolCommunity | 1.0 mi | Primary | 232 | Good, 2024 |
| The Portsmouth Grammar SchoolOther independent | 1.1 mi | Independent | 973 | - |
| St Jude's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 1.2 mi | Primary | 407 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2024Last graded Good (Feb 2019) |
| Langstone Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 1.2 mi | Primary | 620 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2021Last graded Good (Mar 2013, previous school) |
| Penbridge Junior SchoolAcademy converter | 1.2 mi | Primary | 416 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2023Last graded Good (Sep 2012, previous school) |
| Moorings Way Infant SchoolAcademy converter | 1.3 mi | Primary | 116 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 5 |
| St George's Beneficial Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 1.3 mi | Primary | 274 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| The Flying Bull AcademyAcademy converter | 1.3 mi | Primary | 415 | Report card, 2026Needs attention in all seven areas |
| New Horizons Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.5 mi | Primary | 509 | Good, 2023 |
| Westover Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.5 mi | Primary | 226 | Good, 2022 |
| Copnor Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.7 mi | Primary | 632 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 2 key judgements, Good in 2; early years provision Good |
| Corpus Christi Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1.8 mi | Primary | 312 | Good, 2024 |
| King's Academy College Park (Infant)Academy converter | 1.8 mi | Primary | 304 | Good, 2023 |
| King's Academy College Park (Junior)Academy converter | 1.8 mi | Primary | 434 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements |
| Stamshaw Infant AcademyAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Primary | 262 | Ungraded inspection, Sep 2023Last graded Good (Dec 2014, previous school) |
| Mayfield SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 2.0 mi | All-through | 1,354 | Inadequate, 2022This inspection was of the school this one replaced. |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is close to the middle for deprivation in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 5 of 10).
Overall deprivation5
Income6
Employment7
Education and skills4
Health5
Crime4
Barriers to housing and services5
Living environment2
most deprivedleast deprived
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 85
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