Meon Infant School
Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Portsmouth
Shelford Road, Southsea, PO4 8NT
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 08/07/2025
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
95.5%
8.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
133
Capacity used
Has space74%
180 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
34 of 34 families who put it first got an offer
37
Places offered
116
Total applications
3.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 34 | 34 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 37 | 3 | ● 8% |
| 3rd preference | 22 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 23 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 116 | 37 | 32% |
1st preference success by year
Portsmouth lets families list 6 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 4–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Sara Paine
- Address
- Shelford Road, Milton, Southsea, PO4 8NT
- Phone
- 03333602170
- Local authority
- Portsmouth
- Ward / constituency
- Milton · Portsmouth South
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 146135
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 34% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 9% | — | — |
| SEN support | 4% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE THINKING SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST
133 pupils · 180 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
08 July 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 123 pupils
Attendance
95.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
4.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
8.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
1.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Portsmouth council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.