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Portway Infant School

Ashfield Road, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 3PE ·

Ofsted:Outstanding· 2024
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At a glance

A state primary school for ages 5–7 in Andover. Rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection (May 2024). No comparable results are published for this school. Oversubscribed: 128 families put it first for 87 places (September 2026 entry).

Ages
5–7
Pupils
270
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Admissions
Non-selective
Local authority
Hampshire
Headteacher
Miss Sara Allen

Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Graded inspection 14 May 2024
OutstandingOverall effectiveness
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Early years
Outstanding

Safeguarding effective: Yes

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Exam results

No published results yet. The school may be new, too small for figures to be published, or not have pupils at the end of a key stage.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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Reception entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)

Offers made
87
1st preferences
128
All applications
239
1st prefs per place
1.47
More first choices than places

86 of 128 first-preference applicants were offered a place (67%). 1 offers went to families living in another council area.

Oversubscribed with first preferences

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils
270
Capacity
270
100% full
Girls / boys
51/49
Mixed
  • Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)13%
  • English as an additional language8.9%
  • SEN support8.2%
  • Education, Health and Care plan8.5%
  • The black tick shows the median for state-funded primary schools in England.
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