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Bramble Infant School and Nursery

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personMr Oli Bradley

location_onSouthsea, PO4 0DT

language Visit Website phone 2392828604

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

173

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Demand Ratio

1.1x

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Bramble Infant School and Nursery is a Community school primary school in Southsea, serving ages 2-7. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.1×) — apply through your local authority on time.

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School Summary

Bramble Infant School and Nursery is a community school in Southsea, Portsmouth, admitting pupils aged 2-7. The school has approximately 168 pupils on roll, of whom 16% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.1× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

11 February 2025

Inspection Report

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12 March 2019

Inspection Report

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03 October 2013

Inspection Report

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09 January 2012

Inspection Report

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23 September 2008

Inspection Report

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21 November 2005

Inspection Report

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08 November 1999

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2019-03-12

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-10-03

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 168 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	168	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	170	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	165	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	171	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	168	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	173	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	173	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	168	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	168	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	169	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	161	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	167	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	170	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	169	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	165	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	165	1	0.6%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	159	1	0.6%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	165	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	167	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	170	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	175	3	1.7%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	175	6	3.4%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	176	2	1.1%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	179	19	10.6%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	176	2	1.1%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	176	5	2.8%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 7 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 2 pupils