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Schools in Portsmouth

Search and compare schools in Portsmouth with map view, rankings, Ofsted context, performance data and admissions research links. Use this page as a local hub before opening individual school profiles or building a side-by-side comparison.

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Starting school in September 2027

  • Secondary (Year 7): apply by 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
  • Primary (Reception): apply by 15 January 2027; offers on 16 April 2027.

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Phase
Schools indexed
65
in Portsmouth
Average Attainment 8
41.2
national 46.4
Average Progress 8
-0.35
national 0.00
Grade 5+ Eng & maths
36%
national 45%
Good or Outstanding
59%
of 34 inspected

Averages cover state mainstream schools, the basis of the national figures. Special and independent schools are in the table below but not in the averages.

Ofsted across Portsmouth

Most recent inspection outcome for every school with a published judgement. Click a bar to filter the table.

Spread of Attainment 8

Number of Portsmouth secondaries in each band. Click a bar to filter the table.

Portsmouth schools

Ranked by Attainment 8 — switch the measure to reorder

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Select#SchoolAttainment 8Progress 85+ Eng & maths
1St Edmund's Catholic School
Voluntary aided school
56.0+0.6664%
2UTC Portsmouth
University technical college · Outstanding
48.8-0.4750%
3The Portsmouth Grammar School
Other independent school
46.6—0%
4Priory School
Academy sponsor led · Good
43.4-0.5543%
5Springfield School
Academy converter · Not judged
42.4-0.0538%
6Admiral Lord Nelson School
Academy converter
41.5-0.3533%
7Trafalgar School
Academy sponsor led · Good
40.1-0.1927%
8Ark Charter Academy
Academy sponsor led · Not judged
39.9-0.3232%
9Castle View Academy
Academy converter · Good
39.2-0.5638%
10Miltoncross Academy
Academy sponsor led · Not judged
35.8-0.6027%
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High-attainment secondary schools in Portsmouth

St Edmund's Catholic School
SecondaryAttainment 8 56.0Progress 8 +0.66
UTC Portsmouth
SecondaryAttainment 8 48.8Progress 8 -0.47
Priory School
SecondaryAttainment 8 43.4Progress 8 -0.55
Springfield School
SecondaryAttainment 8 42.4Progress 8 -0.05
Admiral Lord Nelson School
SecondaryAttainment 8 41.5Progress 8 -0.35

Catchment distances and university destinations in Portsmouth

We hold the last distance offered for 37 Portsmouth schools, 2023–2026, from the council’s allocation figures. See Portsmouth school catchment distances

Most leavers to Russell Group universities

  1. UTC Portsmouth12.6% (2018/19–2019/20)

Share of sixth-form leavers, pooled over the years shown (Department for Education destination data). England Oxbridge rankings

Schools in other South East areas