Cottage Grove Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Portsmouth
Chivers Close, Southsea, PO5 1HG
45
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Graded 25/06/2024
Application demand
98%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
94.5%
14.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
462
Capacity used
Over capacity103%
450 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
98%
1st preference success rate
40 of 41 families who put it first got an offer
46
Places offered
112
Total applications
2.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 41 | 40 | ● 98% |
| 2nd preference | 33 | 3 | ● 9% |
| 3rd preference | 22 | 1 | ● 5% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 16 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 112 | 44 | 39% |
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
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Lee Branscombe
- Address
- Chivers Close, Southsea, PO5 1HG
- Phone
- 02392341133
- Local authority
- Portsmouth
- Ward / constituency
- St Thomas · Portsmouth South
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 148709
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 49% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 57% | — | — |
| SEN support | 17% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: GATEWAY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
462 pupils · 450 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
25 June 2024
Full graded inspection
Requires improvement overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 424 pupils
Attendance
94.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
5.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
14.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
1.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
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.
Primary results (Key Stage 2)
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 45% | — | — |
| Higher standard | 2% | — | — |
| Reading progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Writing progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Maths progress | — | — | 0.0 |
Primary results by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 53% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 4% | 8% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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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.