School Chooser

Where to live in Portsmouth for good schools

Schools in Portsmouth average 32 on the School Chooser Score, 138th of 139 councils in England, and a typical home costs £257,500 (56th cheapest). House prices aren't published in enough detail to compare parts of the council, so the postcode districts below are ranked on their schools alone: the average score of the primaries and secondaries in each, and the best of each. Click a district for its full list and map.

#Postcode districtSchools scorePrimariesSecondariesBest primaryBest secondary
1PO17 primaries, 2 secondaries39357 scored502 scoredSt John's Cathedral Catholic Primary School 82St Edmund's Catholic School 95
2PO410 primaries, 1 secondary36379 scored301 scoredCumberland Infant School 65Priory School 30
3PO54 primaries, 1 secondary33354 scored251 scoredArk Ayrton Primary Academy 67Ark Charter Academy 25
4PO33 primaries, 2 secondaries33423 scored202 scoredWestover Primary School 70Admiral Lord Nelson School 31
5PO610 primaries, 2 secondaries30329 scored222 scoredSt Paul's Catholic Primary School 59Springfield School 38
6PO212 primaries, 3 secondaries262512 scored343 scoredCorpus Christi Catholic Primary School 56Trafalgar School 51
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How to read this

A district's score is the average School Chooser Score of its state primary and secondary schools that have a score. A district with only one scored school is shown but not ranked. A school counts in the postcode district of its own address, which isn't the same as its catchment area, so check the school's own Getting a place section before you choose a street.