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
Compare measures over time
Where each figure sits
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| Measure | Latest year | This school | In England | In Portsmouth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | 2024/25 | 4.9% | joint 8,755th highest of 16,262 (46 schools have the same figure) | 28th highest of 45 |
| Unauthorised absence | 2024/25 | 1.5% | joint 5,629th highest of 16,262 (74 schools have the same figure) | joint 23rd highest of 45 (2 schools have the same figure) |
| Pupils suspended at least once | 2024/25 | 0.6% | joint 8,410th highest of 16,268 (46 schools have the same figure) | 24th highest of 45 |
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 2024/25 | 1.2 | - | - |
| Permanent exclusions | 2024/25 | 0.00% | - | - |
| Eligible for free school meals (census) | 2025/26 | 20.4% | joint 8,253rd highest of 16,710 (38 schools have the same figure) | 35th highest of 45 |
| Any SEN | 2025/26 | 10.5% | joint 15,471st highest of 16,706 (40 schools have the same figure) | 43rd highest of 45 |
| SEN support | 2025/26 | 7.4% | joint 15,543rd highest of 16,706 (49 schools have the same figure) | 44th highest of 45 |
| Education, health and care plans | 2025/26 | 3.1% | joint 9,660th highest of 16,706 (359 schools have the same figure) | joint 41st highest of 45 (2 schools have the same figure) |
| Teachers (FTE) | 2024/25 | 7.6 | - | - |
| Teachers (headcount) | 2024/25 | 9 | - | - |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | 2024/25 | 6.7 | - | - |
| Pupils per teacher | 2024/25 | 22.1 | joint 5,887th highest of 16,147 (183 schools have the same figure) | joint 21st highest of 45 (2 schools have the same figure) |
| Pupils per adult | 2024/25 | 11.1 | joint 7,016th highest of 16,163 (276 schools have the same figure) | joint 12th highest of 45 (3 schools have the same figure) |
| Teacher turnover | 2024/25 | 13.2% | joint 7,650th highest of 16,165 (72 schools have the same figure) | joint 18th highest of 45 (2 schools have the same figure) |
| Teachers taking sickness absence | 2024/25 | 75% | - | - |
| Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers) | 2024/25 | 3.3 | - | - |
| Places | 2023/24 | 180 | - | - |
| Pupils | 2023/24 | 165 | - | - |
| Unfilled places | 2023/24 | 8.3% | - | - |
"Nth highest of N" counts the schools of the same type in the same school year that have a figure, with the highest figure first. It says where a figure sits, not whether it is good: for absence and suspensions lower is usually better, while free school meals and special needs reflect who the school serves. Where other schools have exactly the same figure the position is called "joint" and the number of schools with that figure is given. A dash means no position is held, because only one school has a figure or every school has the same figure.
Ofsted inspections
- 12/02/2025 (school year 2024/25): Ungraded inspection (no grade given)
- 12/03/2019 (school year 2018/19): Good
- 03/10/2013 (school year 2013/14): Good
Figures: the yearly series on this page. Positions: open schools in England, built 2026-10-27 from the DfE releases held by WhatSchool (school census, absence, exclusions, workforce, key stage 2 and 4), Open Government Licence v3.0. Ofsted dates: Ofsted management information, as at 30 September 2026. DfE has not published key stage 2 progress since 2022/23, so each progress measure has one year.
Attendance and behaviour
iAbsence is the share of possible sessions (half days) missed, for full academic years (no 2019/20 figure is published). Pupils suspended at least once and permanent exclusions are shares of pupils; suspensions per 100 pupils counts every suspension. 2020/21 and 2021/22 were affected by COVID-19.Overall absence4.9% 2024/25
This school
5.5%
2016/17
4.7%
2017/18
4.1%
2018/19
3.9%
2020/21
6.9%
2021/22
6.8%
2022/23
5%
2023/24
4.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence1.5% 2024/25
This school
1.2%
2016/17
1.2%
2017/18
1.1%
2018/19
0.5%
2020/21
1.7%
2021/22
1.4%
2022/23
1.5%
2023/24
1.5%
2024/25
Pupils suspended at least once0.6% 2024/25
This school
1.1%
2017/18
0%
2018/19
1.2%
2019/20
0%
2020/21
0%
2021/22
0%
2022/23
0%
2023/24
0.6%
2024/25
Suspensions per 100 pupils1.2 2024/25
This school
6.3
2017/18
0.0
2018/19
1.2
2019/20
0.0
2020/21
0.0
2021/22
0.0
2022/23
0.0
2023/24
1.2
2024/25
Permanent exclusions0.00% 2024/25
This school
0.00%
2017/18
0.00%
2018/19
0.00%
2019/20
0.00%
2020/21
0.00%
2021/22
0.00%
2022/23
0.00%
2023/24
0.00%
2024/25
Pupils
iPupils eligible for free school meals (FSM) and special educational needs (SEN) are shares of all pupils on roll in the January census.Eligible for free school meals (census)20.4% 2025/26
This school
20.6%
2019/20
20%
2020/21
26.6%
2021/22
23.7%
2022/23
19.3%
2023/24
16.1%
2024/25
20.4%
2025/26
Any SEN10.5% 2025/26
This school
7.9%
2019/20
11.2%
2020/21
10.1%
2021/22
11%
2022/23
4.7%
2023/24
8.9%
2024/25
10.5%
2025/26
SEN support7.4% 2025/26
This school
6.1%
2019/20
10.6%
2020/21
7.7%
2021/22
9.8%
2022/23
3.5%
2023/24
7.7%
2024/25
7.4%
2025/26
Education, health and care plans3.1% 2025/26
This school
1.8%
2019/20
0.6%
2020/21
2.4%
2021/22
1.2%
2022/23
1.2%
2023/24
1.2%
2024/25
3.1%
2025/26
Staff
iTeacher numbers are full-time equivalents (FTE) or headcount from the November school workforce census. Turnover is the share of teachers who left in the year.Teachers (FTE)7.6 2024/25
This school
7.2
2017/18
8.2
2018/19
9.0
2019/20
8.0
2020/21
8.0
2021/22
7.6
2022/23
7.6
2023/24
7.6
2024/25
Teachers (headcount)9 2024/25
This school
8
2017/18
9
2018/19
9
2019/20
8
2020/21
8
2021/22
9
2022/23
8
2023/24
9
2024/25
Teaching assistants (FTE)6.7 2024/25
This school
6.9
2017/18
7.2
2018/19
6.5
2019/20
6.5
2020/21
6.5
2021/22
7.3
2022/23
7.2
2023/24
6.7
2024/25
Pupils per teacher22.1 2024/25
This school
24.3
2017/18
20.4
2018/19
18.3
2019/20
21.3
2020/21
21.1
2021/22
22.8
2022/23
22.5
2023/24
22.1
2024/25
Pupils per adult11.1 2024/25
This school
11.8
2017/18
10.4
2018/19
9.7
2019/20
10.6
2020/21
10.5
2021/22
10.6
2022/23
11.0
2023/24
11.1
2024/25
Teacher turnover13.2% 2024/25
This school
0%
2017/18
19.5%
2018/19
11.1%
2019/20
0%
2020/21
0%
2021/22
26.3%
2022/23
0%
2023/24
13.2%
2024/25
Teachers taking sickness absence75% 2024/25
This school
90.9%
2016/17
70%
2017/18
100%
2018/19
50%
2020/21
75%
2021/22
75%
2022/23
50%
2023/24
75%
2024/25
Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers)3.3 2024/25
This school
3.4
2016/17
2.0
2017/18
5.1
2018/19
0.6
2020/21
5.7
2021/22
6.0
2022/23
3.2
2023/24
3.3
2024/25
Places
iPlaces and pupils come from the school capacity survey, so pupil numbers can differ from the January census figure.Places180 2023/24
This school
180
2015/16
180
2016/17
180
2017/18
180
2018/19
180
2020/21
180
2021/22
180
2022/23
180
2023/24
Pupils165 2023/24
This school
168
2015/16
179
2016/17
175
2017/18
165
2018/19
167
2020/21
168
2021/22
173
2022/23
165
2023/24
Unfilled places8.3% 2023/24
This school
6.7%
2015/16
0.6%
2016/17
2.8%
2017/18
8.3%
2018/19
7.2%
2020/21
6.7%
2021/22
3.9%
2022/23
8.3%
2023/24
All the numbers
iA dash means no published figure for that year. Each year is a school year, for example 2024/25 is September 2024 to August 2025.Yearly series held by WhatSchool from DfE school census, absence, exclusions, workforce, capacity and performance table releases. Series end at different years because DfE publishes them on different timetables. Latest-year values here can differ from the headline on another tab where DfE has revised a figure.Scroll sideways for more
| Measure | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | - | - | 5.5% | 4.7% | 4.1% | - | 3.9% | 6.9% | 6.8% | 5% | 4.9% | - |
| Unauthorised absence | - | - | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.1% | - | 0.5% | 1.7% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 1.5% | - |
| Pupils suspended at least once | - | - | 2.3% | 1.1% | 0% | 1.2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0.6% | - |
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | - | - | 14.8 | 6.3 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | - |
| Permanent exclusions | - | - | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | - |
| Eligible for free school meals (census) | - | - | - | - | - | 20.6% | 20% | 26.6% | 23.7% | 19.3% | 16.1% | 20.4% |
| Any SEN | - | - | - | - | - | 7.9% | 11.2% | 10.1% | 11% | 4.7% | 8.9% | 10.5% |
| SEN support | - | - | - | - | - | 6.1% | 10.6% | 7.7% | 9.8% | 3.5% | 7.7% | 7.4% |
| Education, health and care plans | - | - | - | - | - | 1.8% | 0.6% | 2.4% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 3.1% |
| Teachers (FTE) | - | 9.4 | 9.2 | 7.2 | 8.2 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | - |
| Teachers (headcount) | - | 10 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | - | 7.7 | 5.0 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 6.7 | - |
| Pupils per teacher | - | 18.4 | 19.1 | 24.3 | 20.4 | 18.3 | 21.3 | 21.1 | 22.8 | 22.5 | 22.1 | - |
| Pupils per adult | - | 9.7 | 11.4 | 11.8 | 10.4 | 9.7 | 10.6 | 10.5 | 10.6 | 11.0 | 11.1 | - |
| Teacher turnover | 10.2% | 21.3% | 32.6% | 0% | 19.5% | 11.1% | 0% | 0% | 26.3% | 0% | 13.2% | - |
| Teachers taking sickness absence | 90.9% | 75% | 90.9% | 70% | 100% | - | 50% | 75% | 75% | 50% | 75% | - |
| Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers) | 14.5 | 12.4 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 5.1 | - | 0.6 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 3.2 | 3.3 | - |
| Places | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | - | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | - | - |
| Pupils | 180 | 168 | 179 | 175 | 165 | - | 167 | 168 | 173 | 165 | - | - |
| Unfilled places | 0% | 6.7% | 0.6% | 2.8% | 8.3% | - | 7.2% | 6.7% | 3.9% | 8.3% | - | - |
Where this school sits in England
iEach figure is placed among state-funded primary schools in England that report it for the same school year. "Higher than 70% of schools" means 70 in every 100 schools have a lower figure. This describes where a figure sits, not whether it is good: for absence and suspensions lower is usually better, while free school meals and special needs reflect who the school serves. It is not a ranking of the school.Scroll sideways for more
| Measure | This school | Year | Position | Schools compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | 4.9% | 2024/25 | Higher than 46% of schools | 15,967 |
| Unauthorised absence | 1.5% | 2024/25 | Higher than 65% of schools | 15,967 |
| Pupils suspended at least once | 0.6% | 2024/25 | Higher than 48% of schools | 15,971 |
| Pupils per teacher | 20.3 | 2025/26 | Higher than 42% of schools | 16,358 |
| Pupils per adult | 10.7 | 2025/26 | Higher than 50% of schools | 16,358 |
| Teacher turnover | 13.2% | 2024/25 | Higher than 52% of schools | 15,868 |
| Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers) | 3.3 | 2024/25 | Higher than 54% of schools | 15,016 |
| Eligible for free school meals (census) | 20.4% | 2025/26 | Higher than 50% of schools | 16,436 |
| Special educational needs | 10.5% | 2025/26 | Higher than 7% of schools | 16,436 |
| Education, health and care plans | 3.1% | 2025/26 | Higher than 40% of schools | 16,436 |
| English as an additional language | 32.7% | 2025/26 | Higher than 79% of schools | 16,436 |
| Pupils on roll | 162 | year not recorded | Higher than 25% of schools | 16,437 |
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