Although it seems like miles off, parents will have to start thinking about where they want to send their little ones with the primary school application deadline being January 15, 2026.
We have put together a gallery consisting of the hardest primary schools to get into, based on the most up-to-date Department of Education data. This gallery looks at the number of people who got accepted into their first choice school in comparison with all first choice school applications.
Discover the hardest 11 primary schools to get into in Portsmouth:
5. Solent Infant School
98 pupils put Solent Infant School as their first choice but only 86 first choice offers were received. | The News Photo: Google Maps
6. Gatcombe Park Primary School, Portsmouth
36 pupils put Gatcombe Park Primary School as their first choice but only 30 first choice offers were received. | Google Photo: Google
7. Stamshaw Infant Academy, Portsmouth
101 pupils put Stamshaw Infant Academy as their first choice but only 89 first choice offers were received. | Google Photo: Google
8. Langstone Primary Academy
107 pupils put Stamshaw Infant Academy as their first choice but only 82 first choice offers were received. | Google Photo: Google