Devonshire Infant School
Community primary school in Southsea (Portsmouth).
Ofsted
Report card
inspected May 2026
Early years (EYFS)
Expected standard
report card, May 2026
Attendance rate
94.5%
▼ 0.3pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
18.8
▼ 1.9 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
28.1%
▲ 3pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
SEN support
10.5%
▼ 5pp England 2025/26: 15.4%
2025/26
Capacity
90%
171 / 190 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Teacher turnover
0.0%
▼ 15pp 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 | 5.5% | joint 5,794th highest of 16,262 (39 schools have the same figure) | joint 14th highest of 45 (2 schools have the same figure) |
| Unauthorised absence | 2024/25 | 0.8% | joint 12,820th highest of 16,262 (131 schools have the same figure) | 41st highest of 45 |
| Pupils suspended at least once | 2024/25 | 0.6% | joint 8,662nd highest of 16,268 (60 schools have the same figure) | joint 26th highest of 45 (2 schools have the same figure) |
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 2024/25 | 0.6 | - | - |
| Permanent exclusions | 2024/25 | 0.00% | - | - |
| Eligible for free school meals (census) | 2025/26 | 28.1% | joint 5,642nd highest of 16,710 (33 schools have the same figure) | joint 26th highest of 45 (2 schools have the same figure) |
| Any SEN | 2025/26 | 21.1% | joint 6,358th highest of 16,706 (86 schools have the same figure) | 17th highest of 45 |
| SEN support | 2025/26 | 10.5% | joint 13,307th highest of 16,706 (95 schools have the same figure) | 31st highest of 45 |
| Education, health and care plans | 2025/26 | 10.5% | joint 670th highest of 16,706 (27 schools have the same figure) | 4th highest of 45 |
| Teachers (FTE) | 2024/25 | 8.4 | - | - |
| Teachers (headcount) | 2024/25 | 11 | - | - |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | 2024/25 | 8.9 | - | - |
| Pupils per teacher | 2024/25 | 21.5 | joint 7,071st highest of 16,147 (209 schools have the same figure) | 27th highest of 45 |
| Pupils per adult | 2024/25 | 10.1 | joint 10,012th highest of 16,163 (262 schools have the same figure) | joint 25th highest of 45 (2 schools have the same figure) |
| Teacher turnover | 2024/25 | 0% | joint 13,146th highest of 16,165 (3,020 schools have the same figure) | joint 42nd highest of 45 (4 schools have the same figure) |
| Teachers taking sickness absence | 2024/25 | 45.5% | - | - |
| Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers) | 2024/25 | 0.6 | - | - |
| Places | 2023/24 | 180 | - | - |
| Pupils | 2023/24 | 187 | - | - |
| Unfilled places | 2023/24 | 0% | - | - |
"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
- 19/05/2026 (school year 2025/26): Report card (no overall grade)
- 28/03/2017 (school year 2016/17): Good
- 27/02/2013 (school year 2012/13): 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 absence5.5% 2024/25
This school
3.3%
2016/17
3.2%
2017/18
3.6%
2018/19
2.9%
2020/21
6.6%
2021/22
5.5%
2022/23
5.6%
2023/24
5.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence0.8% 2024/25
This school
0.6%
2016/17
0.7%
2017/18
1.1%
2018/19
0.6%
2020/21
1.3%
2021/22
1.4%
2022/23
1.6%
2023/24
0.8%
2024/25
Pupils suspended at least once0.6% 2024/25
This school
0%
2017/18
0%
2018/19
0%
2019/20
0%
2020/21
0%
2021/22
0%
2022/23
0%
2023/24
0.6%
2024/25
Suspensions per 100 pupils0.6 2024/25
This school
0.0
2017/18
0.0
2018/19
0.0
2019/20
0.0
2020/21
0.0
2021/22
0.0
2022/23
0.0
2023/24
0.6
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)28.1% 2025/26
This school
17.3%
2019/20
20.9%
2020/21
31.9%
2021/22
35.4%
2022/23
32.8%
2023/24
30.9%
2024/25
28.1%
2025/26
Any SEN21.1% 2025/26
This school
16.2%
2019/20
14.8%
2020/21
15.1%
2021/22
14.4%
2022/23
17.5%
2023/24
18.2%
2024/25
21.1%
2025/26
SEN support10.5% 2025/26
This school
10.3%
2019/20
9.9%
2020/21
9.2%
2021/22
8.8%
2022/23
10.4%
2023/24
9.9%
2024/25
10.5%
2025/26
Education, health and care plans10.5% 2025/26
This school
5.9%
2019/20
4.9%
2020/21
5.9%
2021/22
5.5%
2022/23
7.1%
2023/24
8.3%
2024/25
10.5%
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)8.4 2024/25
This school
9.8
2017/18
9.8
2018/19
9.8
2019/20
10.0
2020/21
9.8
2021/22
9.9
2022/23
9.4
2023/24
8.4
2024/25
Teachers (headcount)11 2024/25
This school
11
2017/18
11
2018/19
11
2019/20
11
2020/21
11
2021/22
12
2022/23
12
2023/24
11
2024/25
Teaching assistants (FTE)8.9 2024/25
This school
8.1
2017/18
7.2
2018/19
8.3
2019/20
8.5
2020/21
8.2
2021/22
8.5
2022/23
8.0
2023/24
8.9
2024/25
Pupils per teacher21.5 2024/25
This school
19.1
2017/18
18.5
2018/19
18.8
2019/20
18.2
2020/21
19.0
2021/22
18.2
2022/23
19.5
2023/24
21.5
2024/25
Pupils per adult10.1 2024/25
This school
9.7
2017/18
9.9
2018/19
9.4
2019/20
9.1
2020/21
9.5
2021/22
9.1
2022/23
10.2
2023/24
10.1
2024/25
Teacher turnover0% 2024/25
This school
10.2%
2017/18
0%
2018/19
0%
2019/20
10%
2020/21
0%
2021/22
4%
2022/23
10.6%
2023/24
0%
2024/25
Teachers taking sickness absence45.5% 2024/25
This school
33.3%
2016/17
18.2%
2017/18
45.5%
2018/19
36.4%
2020/21
90.9%
2021/22
75%
2022/23
58.3%
2023/24
45.5%
2024/25
Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers)0.6 2024/25
This school
1.5
2016/17
0.4
2017/18
1.9
2018/19
4.0
2020/21
9.6
2021/22
2.3
2022/23
6.4
2023/24
0.6
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
Pupils187 2023/24
This school
178
2015/16
179
2016/17
184
2017/18
180
2018/19
178
2020/21
183
2021/22
184
2022/23
187
2023/24
Unfilled places0% 2023/24
This school
1.1%
2015/16
0.6%
2016/17
0%
2017/18
0%
2018/19
1.1%
2020/21
0%
2021/22
0%
2022/23
0%
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 | - | - | 3.3% | 3.2% | 3.6% | - | 2.9% | 6.6% | 5.5% | 5.6% | 5.5% | - |
| Unauthorised absence | - | - | 0.6% | 0.7% | 1.1% | - | 0.6% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 0.8% | - |
| Pupils suspended at least once | - | - | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0.6% | - |
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | - | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | - |
| 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) | - | - | - | - | - | 17.3% | 20.9% | 31.9% | 35.4% | 32.8% | 30.9% | 28.1% |
| Any SEN | - | - | - | - | - | 16.2% | 14.8% | 15.1% | 14.4% | 17.5% | 18.2% | 21.1% |
| SEN support | - | - | - | - | - | 10.3% | 9.9% | 9.2% | 8.8% | 10.4% | 9.9% | 10.5% |
| Education, health and care plans | - | - | - | - | - | 5.9% | 4.9% | 5.9% | 5.5% | 7.1% | 8.3% | 10.5% |
| Teachers (FTE) | - | 10.7 | 9.7 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 10.0 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 9.4 | 8.4 | - |
| Teachers (headcount) | - | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | - |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | - | 9.3 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.2 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 8.9 | - |
| Pupils per teacher | - | 16.9 | 18.6 | 19.1 | 18.5 | 18.8 | 18.2 | 19.0 | 18.2 | 19.5 | 21.5 | - |
| Pupils per adult | - | 8.6 | 9.3 | 9.7 | 9.9 | 9.4 | 9.1 | 9.5 | 9.1 | 10.2 | 10.1 | - |
| Teacher turnover | 9.3% | 7.5% | 9.3% | 10.2% | 0% | 0% | 10% | 0% | 4% | 10.6% | 0% | - |
| Teachers taking sickness absence | 33.3% | 30.8% | 33.3% | 18.2% | 45.5% | - | 36.4% | 90.9% | 75% | 58.3% | 45.5% | - |
| Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers) | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 1.9 | - | 4.0 | 9.6 | 2.3 | 6.4 | 0.6 | - |
| Places | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | - | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | - | - |
| Pupils | 185 | 178 | 179 | 184 | 180 | - | 178 | 183 | 184 | 187 | - | - |
| Unfilled places | 0% | 1.1% | 0.6% | 0% | 0% | - | 1.1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | - | - |
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 | 5.5% | 2024/25 | Higher than 64% of schools | 15,967 |
| Unauthorised absence | 0.8% | 2024/25 | Higher than 21% of schools | 15,967 |
| Pupils suspended at least once | 0.6% | 2024/25 | Higher than 47% of schools | 15,971 |
| Pupils per teacher | 18.8 | 2025/26 | Higher than 26% of schools | 16,358 |
| Pupils per adult | 8.8 | 2025/26 | Higher than 19% of schools | 16,358 |
| Teacher turnover | 0% | 2024/25 | Higher than 0% of schools | 15,868 |
| Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers) | 0.6 | 2024/25 | Higher than 7% of schools | 15,016 |
| Eligible for free school meals (census) | 28.1% | 2025/26 | Higher than 66% of schools | 16,436 |
| Special educational needs | 21.1% | 2025/26 | Higher than 62% of schools | 16,436 |
| Education, health and care plans | 10.5% | 2025/26 | Higher than 96% of schools | 16,436 |
| English as an additional language | 30.4% | 2025/26 | Higher than 78% of schools | 16,436 |
| Pupils on roll | 171 | year not recorded | Higher than 27% of schools | 16,437 |
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