Secondary schools in Portsmouth

There are 11 secondary schools in Portsmouth, teaching 11,515 pupils. Of the 11 with a score, 1 do better than similar schools elsewhere in England and 7 do worse.

Best in England Primary schools in Portsmouth All schools in Portsmouth Places within

Pupils from low-income families41%average across these schools

Doing better than similar schools1 of 11scored schools in the top two bands

New-style Ofsted report cards3inspected since November 2025

Good or outstanding (old grades)41 requires improvement or inadequate

Full or nearly full8 of 11places are under pressure here

Average class size24.4one-teacher classes, January census

Free breakfast clubs1schools on the government programme

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Getting a place in Portsmouth

From Portsmouth council's allocation figures for 2026 entry: 6 secondary schools, 6 of which filled on distance. Every school's page has a postcode check.

Hardest to get into

The last place went to a child living this far away. The shorter the distance, the harder it is to get in.

St Edmund's Catholic School 820 m
Priory School 1.0 miles
Admiral Lord Nelson School 1.1 miles
Ark Charter Academy 1.1 miles
Mayfield School 1.1 miles
Trafalgar School 1.7 miles

Source: Portsmouth council (allocation statistics). Councils we hold this for.

Secondary schools (11)

Ranked by score, highest first. The likely range shows how sure we can be. If two schools' ranges overlap, don't read it as one beating the other. Click a column heading to sort, or hover a row to find it on the map.

#	School	Pupils	Low income	Ofsted	Score	Likely range
1	St Edmund's Catholic SchoolRoman Catholic · ages 11-16	1,157	28%	Outstanding 2022	95	93 to 97
2	Trafalgar SchoolAcademy · ages 11-16	1,031	42%	Good 2023	51	41 to 61
3	UTC PortsmouthUniversity technical college · ages 14-19	491	20%	Report card 2025	50	40 to 61
4	Springfield SchoolAcademy · ages 11-16	1,133	31%	No overall grade 2025	38	28 to 47
5	Admiral Lord Nelson SchoolAcademy · ages 11-16	1,245	28%	Report card 2026	31	23 to 41
6	Priory SchoolAcademy · ages 11-16 · Southsea	1,278	35%	Good 2022	30	23 to 40
7	Ark Charter AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16 · Southsea	883	66%	No overall grade 2024	25	19 to 34
8	Miltoncross AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16	983	47%	No overall grade 2025	10	7 to 13
9	Castle View AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16	757	58%	Report card 2026	6	4 to 9
10	The Portsmouth AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16	1,203	56%	Good 2022	5	3 to 7
11	Mayfield SchoolAcademy · ages 4-16	1,354	36%	Inadequate 2022	1	0 to 1

Secondary schools by town in Portsmouth

Portsmouth9 schools Southsea2 schools

Secondary schools in nearby areas

Kent104 schools Hampshire71 schools Surrey58 schools Oxfordshire42 schools West Sussex40 schools Buckinghamshire37 schools East Sussex27 schools Milton Keynes17 schools Medway22 schools West Berkshire10 schools Southampton13 schools Wokingham10 schools

About this list

Schools are listed by their School Chooser Score, highest first. Schools without a score (independent schools and those with too little published data) come after, in alphabetical order. The score compares each school with schools that have a similar mix of pupils, not just with each other, so a school with a lower score in a wealthier area may still have better exam results. How the score works.