Cottage Grove Primary School and Nursery
Academy converter primary school in Southsea (Portsmouth).
Academy trust
iGet Information about Schools (DfE), extract of 24 Oct 2026, and Governance Register.Cottage Grove Primary School and Nursery is one of 7 schools run by Gateway Multi Academy Trust.
- Type of school
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
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Schools in the trust
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| School | Phase | Local authority | Pupils | Governors on Governance Register | Latest Ofsted in our data (as at 30 Sep 2026) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cams Hill School | Secondary | Hampshire | 1,265 | 12 | Good 2019Ungraded inspection Dec 2024, no grade given |
| Cottage Grove Primary School and Nursery (this school) | Primary | Portsmouth | 462 | 7 | Requires improvement 2024 |
| Foundry Lane Primary School | Primary | Southampton | 492 | 8 | Requires improvement 2022This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Milton Park Primary School | Primary | Portsmouth | 382 | 8 | Good 2024 |
| Oakfield Academy | Primary | Hampshire | 162 | 4 | Good 2023 |
| The Romsey School | Secondary | Hampshire | 1,176 | 12 | Ungraded inspection 2023Last graded Good (Jun 2017) |
| Woodcot Primary School | Primary | Hampshire | 166 | 6 | Key judgements 2025Good in 3 key judgements, Requires improvement in 1; early years provision Good; safeguarding effective |
| 7 schools | 4,105 |
Schools linked to the trust in the Governance Register school data (Get Information about Schools, extract of 24 Oct 2026). Pupils are on-roll counts from the register. Ofsted: latest inspection in the Ofsted management information (as at 30 September 2026); "No overall grade" means inspected since September 2024 without a one-word grade; what the inspection found is shown beneath, and the school's Ofsted card has the full table.
What this means
- Funding
- An academy is funded directly by the Department for Education, through its trust, rather than through the local council.
- Admissions
- The trust is the admissions authority and sets the admissions policy. Applications are usually still coordinated by the local council.
- Governance
- The trust board is legally accountable for the school. It often delegates some oversight to a local governing body.
General explanation of how academy trusts work in England, not a statement about this trust. See GOV.UK Academy trust governance guide.