Moorings Way Infant School
Moorings Way, Milton, Southsea, PO4 8YJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE THINKING SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sara Paine
- Sponsor
- The Thinking Schools Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Portsmouth North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 135
- Pupils on roll
- 116
- URN
- 144582
- Local authority
- Portsmouth
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 03333602170
About this school
Moorings Way Infant School is a primary academy in Southsea. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 116 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Moorings Way Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Trends over time
How Moorings Way Infant School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 149 |
| 2023/24 | 121 |
| 2024/25 | 127 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Moorings Way Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5% | 17.3% | 116 | — |
| Meon Infant School | — | 4.5% | 30.4% | 133 | 0.5 miles |
| Meon Junior School | 65% | 4.5% | 28.9% | 336 | 0.5 miles |
| Langstone Primary Academy | 58% | 4.1% | 28.6% | 620 | 0.5 miles |
| Milton Park Primary School | 53% | 5.3% | 39.7% | 382 | 0.7 miles |
| Westover Primary School | 66% | 4.4% | 20.5% | 226 | 0.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17.32%
- English as an additional language
- 6.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.03%
- Persistent absence
- 9.72%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Meon Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Southsea
-
Meon Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Portsmouth
-
Langstone Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Portsmouth
-
Milton Park Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Portsmouth
-
Westover Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Portsmouth
Other schools in Southsea
- Bramble Infant School and Nursery Primary
- Cottage Grove Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Craneswater Junior School Primary
- Cumberland Infant School Primary
- Devonshire Infant School Primary
- Fernhurst Junior School Primary
- Meon Infant School Primary
- Southsea Infant School Primary
- St Swithun's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Ark Charter Academy Secondary
- Priory School Secondary
- Mayville High School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Moorings Way Infant School teach?
- Moorings Way Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Southsea.
- Who is the headteacher of Moorings Way Infant School?
- The headteacher of Moorings Way Infant School is Mrs Sara Paine, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Moorings Way Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Moorings Way Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Moorings Way Infant School?
- Moorings Way Infant School has 116 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Moorings Way Infant School full?
- Moorings Way Infant School has capacity for 135 pupils and 116 on roll (86%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Moorings Way Infant School a faith school?
- No. Moorings Way Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Moorings Way Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Moorings Way Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Moorings Way Infant School part of an academy trust?
- Moorings Way Infant School is part of THE THINKING SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Moorings Way Infant School's absence rate?
- Moorings Way Infant School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Moorings Way Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Moorings Way Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 10 July 2026.