Cottage Grove Primary School and Nursery
Academy converter primary school in Southsea (Portsmouth).
Location
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We are also currently involved in the project that aims to reinvigorate the alleyway along Belmont Path. This has included the children taking photographs of local business people as well as interviewing ex-pupils of Cottage Grove. Total Hours Provided in a Typical Week : 32.9 hours More information can be found on the Grovers page of the website.
What to the children say about Cottage Grove? Everyone in the school is kind. When I am struggling the teachers let me have a "check-in" and I can tell them that I need some help. They're always helpful and I can always talk to them when I need to. Sometimes when I feel overwhelmed, I can go and work somewhere else until I want to come back to the classroom.
Cottage Grove is a very nice place to be and I love going to school. What do the parents say about Cottage Grove? My Son loves all his nursery teachers and is very happy and settled here. He has developed friendships, comes home telling me all the different things he does in a day.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Key facts
- URN
- 148709
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Portsmouth
- Constituency
- Portsmouth South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2022
Governing body (4 current, 4 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.1 governor is linked to a profile (all confirmed).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Anna Limpens | Chair of Local Governing Body | Elected by parents | since 2020 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Anisa Sultana | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Lorna Preston | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mr Lee Branscombe | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2021 |
| Mr Andrew Gilbert Former | Local Governance Professional - Individual Academy or Free SchoolGovernance professional | since 2025 · term ended 2025 | |
| Mrs Lorna Fletcher Former | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Rachel Canavan Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Dr Emma Maynard Confirmed same person Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2020 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record