Moorings Way Infant School
Academy converter primary school in Southsea (Portsmouth).
Ofsted
Report card
inspected Jan 2026
Early years (EYFS)
Expected standard
report card, Jan 2026
Attendance rate
95.0%
▲ 0.2pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
15.1
▼ 5.6 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
17.2%
▼ 8pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
SEN support
11.2%
▼ 4pp England 2025/26: 15.4%
2025/26
Capacity
86%
116 / 135 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Teacher turnover
24.2%
▲ 10pp England 2024/25: 14.5% (primary schools)
2024/25
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Nearby schools
nearest first39 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is Meon Infant School, 0.5 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meon Infant SchoolAcademy converter | 0.5 mi | Primary | 133 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Meon Junior SchoolAcademy converter | 0.5 mi | Primary | 336 | Report card, 2025Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 3 |
| Langstone Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 0.5 mi | Primary | 620 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2021Last graded Good (Mar 2013, previous school) |
| Miltoncross AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 0.5 mi | Secondary | 983 | No overall grade, 2025Good in 1 key judgement, Requires improvement in 3 |
| Mary Rose AcademyAcademy special converter | 0.6 mi | Special | 201 | Report card, 2026Exceptional in 1 area, Strong standard in 7 |
| Milton Park Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.7 mi | Primary | 382 | Good, 2024 |
| Westover Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.8 mi | Primary | 226 | Good, 2022 |
| Wimborne Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.8 mi | Primary | 557 | Good, 2023 |
| Cumberland Infant SchoolCommunity | 1.0 mi | Primary | 172 | Good, 2022 |
| Devonshire Infant SchoolCommunity | 1.1 mi | Primary | 171 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas |
| Fernhurst Junior SchoolCommunity | 1.1 mi | Primary | 349 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Nov 2017) |
| Penbridge Junior SchoolAcademy converter | 1.1 mi | Primary | 416 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2023Last graded Good (Sep 2012, previous school) |
| Penbridge Infant SchoolAcademy converter | 1.1 mi | Primary | 207 | Ungraded inspection, Sep 2022Last graded Good (Jul 2013, previous school) |
| The Portsmouth AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.1 mi | Secondary | 1,203 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2022Last graded Good (Apr 2017) |
| Admiral Lord Nelson SchoolAcademy converter | 1.2 mi | Secondary | 1,245 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all six areas |
| Copnor Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.2 mi | Primary | 632 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 2 key judgements, Good in 2; early years provision Good |
| Manor Infant and Nursery SchoolCommunity | 1.3 mi | Primary | 232 | Good, 2024 |
| Priory SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1.3 mi | Secondary | 1,278 | Good, 2022 |
| Bramble Infant School and NurseryCommunity | 1.3 mi | Primary | 162 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2025Last graded Good (Mar 2019) |
| Madani AcademyOther independent | 1.3 mi | Independent | 71 | - |
| New Horizons Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.4 mi | Primary | 509 | Good, 2023 |
| Arundel Court Primary Academy and NurseryAcademy converter | 1.5 mi | Primary | 668 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 1 area, Needs attention in 6 |
| St John's Cathedral Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.5 mi | Primary | 237 | Good, 2022 |
| Craneswater Junior SchoolCommunity | 1.5 mi | Primary | 508 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4 |
| Ark Ayrton Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.5 mi | Primary | 495 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2024Last graded Good (Nov 2018) |
| Ark Dickens Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.5 mi | Primary | 446 | Good, 2019Ungraded inspection Apr 2025, no grade given |
| King's Academy College Park (Infant)Academy converter | 1.5 mi | Primary | 304 | Good, 2023 |
| King's Academy College Park (Junior)Academy converter | 1.5 mi | Primary | 434 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements |
| St Edmund's Catholic SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.6 mi | Secondary | 1,157 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2022Last graded Outstanding (Feb 2016) |
| Mayfield SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1.6 mi | All-through | 1,354 | Inadequate, 2022This inspection was of the school this one replaced. |
| Southsea Infant SchoolCommunity | 1.6 mi | Primary | 167 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 5 areas, Needs attention in 2 |
| Ark Charter AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.7 mi | Secondary | 883 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements |
| The Flying Bull AcademyAcademy converter | 1.7 mi | Primary | 415 | Report card, 2026Needs attention in all seven areas |
| Cliffdale Primary AcademyAcademy special sponsor led | 1.8 mi | Special | 218 | Report card, 2025Strong standard in all seven areas |
| Corpus Christi Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1.8 mi | Primary | 312 | Good, 2024 |
| Cottage Grove Primary School and NurseryAcademy converter | 1.8 mi | Primary | 462 | Requires improvement, 2024 |
| St Swithun's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.8 mi | Primary | 351 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2025Last graded Good (Feb 2016) |
| Mayville High SchoolOther independent | 1.9 mi | Independent | 405 | - |
| Stamshaw Infant AcademyAcademy converter | 2.0 mi | Primary | 262 | Ungraded inspection, Sep 2023Last graded Good (Dec 2014, previous school) |
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 6 of 10).
Overall deprivation6
Income6
Employment6
Education and skills6
Health4
Crime7
Barriers to housing and services5
Living environment8
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
- 50
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