# Alternatives to Ark Dickens Primary Academy

The 6 nearest schools that admit children at the same age as Ark Dickens Primary Academy and that we hold figures for, ordered by distance. This is not a league table and nothing here says one school is better than another.

It describes demand. It does not indicate whether any particular child would be offered a place.

## Ark Dickens Primary Academy, for comparison

0.92 first preferences per place in the 2026 intake.

## Nearby schools

| School | Distance | 1st prefs per place | Intake year | Latest Ofsted | Catchment published | SEN provision on site |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|
| [Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery, Portsmouth](/school/144194/arundel-court-primary-academy-and-nursery) | 0.3 mi south | 0.93 | 2026 | Needs attention | no | yes |
| [Manor Infant and Nursery School, Portsmouth](/school/116226/manor-infant-and-nursery-school) | 0.4 mi east | 0.93 | 2026 | Good | no | not recorded |
| [The Flying Bull Academy, Portsmouth](/school/140719/the-flying-bull-academy) | 0.4 mi north | 0.94 | 2026 | Needs attention | no | yes |
| [St John's Cathedral Catholic Primary School, Portsmouth](/school/116385/st-john-s-cathedral-catholic-primary-school) | 0.4 mi south | 1.57 | 2026 | Good | no | not recorded |
| [Penbridge Infant School & Nursery, Portsmouth](/school/145659/penbridge-infant-school-nursery) | 0.6 mi south-east | 0.87 | 2026 | School remains Good | no | yes |
| [New Horizons Primary School, Portsmouth](/school/141530/new-horizons-primary-school) | 0.6 mi north-east | 1.03 | 2026 | Good | no | not recorded |

"1st preferences per place" is how many families named a school first, for each place it offered, in the newest year held. It describes demand. It is not a pass rate, and a dash means the figure is not held.

"SEN provision on site" means the school runs a SEN unit or a resourced provision. It does not say how many children it takes or which kinds of need it is set up for, because neither is published for a mainstream school, and it is not a statement about how well any school supports children with SEN. Ask the school or the council.

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