Cumberland Infant School

Cumberland Infant School demonstrates a strong overall performance, consistently achieving 'Good' across all inspection areas. Pupils are enthusiastic about their learning, benefitting from a well-structured curriculum that promotes a variety of subjects, particularly in early years and mathematics. The school fosters a safe environment where pupils learn to make a positive impact on their community and engage in extracurricular activities. Leaders are dedicated to raising expectations for all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, ensuring they have access to a broad and ambitious educational experience.

Strengths

• Leaders have high expectations for pupils and promote a broad curriculum.
• Pupils feel safe and are actively involved in anti-bullying initiatives.
• There are strong relationships between staff, pupils, and their families.
• Curriculum design allows effective learning, especially in mathematics and early reading.
• Pupils engage well in lessons and have a positive attitude towards learning.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistencies in supporting all pupils to learn to read confidently and fluently.
• Some subjects lack depth in teacher subject knowledge, impacting pupil understanding.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Cumberland Infant School attended 96.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 3.3% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Cumberland Infant School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Cumberland Infant School had 24.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.1% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 13.4% of pupils at Cumberland Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Cumberland Infant School received £8,492 and spent £8,188 for each of its 172 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £213,000 (£1,236 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Cumberland Infant School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Cumberland Infant School is Good, from an inspection in January 2023.

When was Cumberland Infant School last inspected by Ofsted?

Cumberland Infant School was last inspected in January 2023.

How many pupils does Cumberland Infant School have?

Cumberland Infant School has 172 pupils on roll.

What age range does Cumberland Infant School cover?

Cumberland Infant School for pupils aged 2 to 7.

Where is Cumberland Infant School?

Cumberland Infant School is at Methuen Road, Southsea, Hampshire, PO4 9HJ.