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Solent Infant School

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personMrs Lucy Wilby

corporate_fareTHE DE CURCI TRUST

location_onPortsmouth, PO6 1DH

language Visit Website phone 2392371073

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2010

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Students

267

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Demand Ratio

1.1x

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Solent Infant School is a Academy converter primary school in Portsmouth, serving ages 4-7. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.1×) — apply through your local authority on time.

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School Summary

Solent Infant School is an academy converter in Portsmouth, admitting pupils aged 4-7. It is part of THE DE CURCI TRUST. The school has approximately 265 pupils on roll, of whom 9% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2010. 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 19.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.4 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2010-11-03

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2008-02-28

None EIF

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

0.4%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.4%(1 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 265 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.4%, 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)	265	1	0.4%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	267	1	0.4%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	270	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	269	1	0.4%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	268	1	0.4%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	266	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	267	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	266	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	265	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	261	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	264	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	269	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	269	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	268	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	271	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	271	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	271	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	270	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	270	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	271	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	271	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	271	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	269	0	0.0%	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 11 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 9 pupils

Physical Disability 3 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

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Solent Infant School

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