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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 27 April 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 26 April 2017Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry409 applications · 212 places offered · 117 named it first
- 2026 1.9; Portsmouth median median 2.1
- 2025 1.8; Portsmouth median median 1.9
- 2024 1.8; Portsmouth median median 2.0
- 2023 2.0; Portsmouth median median 2.0
- 2022 1.7; Portsmouth median median 1.6
- 2021 1.8; Portsmouth median median 1.7
- 2020 1.8; Portsmouth median median 1.8
- 2019 2.1; Portsmouth median median 1.8
- 2018 2.1; Portsmouth median median 1.8
- 2017 2.1; Portsmouth median median 1.9
- 2016 1.6; Portsmouth median median 1.7
- 2015 1.5; Portsmouth median median 1.6
- 2014 2.2; Portsmouth median median 2.1
- This school
- Portsmouth median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 212 | 409 | 1.9 | 117 | 0.55 |
| Sep 2025 | 218 | 383 | 1.8 | 106 | 0.49 |
| Sep 2024 | 248 | 446 | 1.8 | 189 | 0.76 |
| Sep 2023 | 245 | 482 | 2.0 | 209 | 0.85 |
| Sep 2022 | 242 | 400 | 1.7 | 205 | 0.85 |
| Sep 2021 | 245 | 448 | 1.8 | 221 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2020 | 245 | 443 | 1.8 | 220 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2019 | 221 | 471 | 2.1 | 213 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2018 | 232 | 475 | 2.1 | 242 | 1.04 |
| Sep 2017 | 171 | 354 | 2.1 | 161 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2016 | 86 | 141 | 1.6 | 60 | 0.70 |
| Sep 2015 | 85 | 125 | 1.5 | 55 | 0.65 |
| Sep 2014 | 90 | 199 | 2.2 | 85 | 0.94 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 236 | 34.5 | 24% | 40% | – |
| 2024/25 | 239 | 33.5 | 21% | 41% | – |
| 2023/24 | 219 | 34.8 | 25% | 46% | −1.10 |
| 2022/23 | 218 | 34.5 | 22% | 43% | −1.03 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- The Portsmouth AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20221.9applications per place 34.5Attainment 8
- 1.0 km · PortsmouthRemains Outstanding20222.9applications per place 56.0Attainment 8
- 1.0 km · PortsmouthGood20222.8applications per place 43.4Attainment 8
- 1.1 km · PortsmouthGraded · no overall grade20252.0applications per place 35.8Attainment 8
- 1.3 km · PortsmouthGraded · no overall grade20242.1applications per place 39.9Attainment 8
- 1.9 km · PortsmouthSerious weaknesses Inadequate20223.8applications per place 31.1Attainment 8
- 2.2 km · Portsmouth20263.2applications per place 41.5Attainment 8
- 2.9 km · PortsmouthGood20232.9applications per place 40.1Attainment 8
- 2.9 km · Portsmouth202548.8Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 139714 · 851/4002
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,150 pupils · 1,203 on roll
- Free school meals
- 56.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- SEN unit
- Opened
- 1 September 2013
- Replaced
- City of Portsmouth Girls' School (URN 116460)
- Address
- St Mary's Road, Portsmouth, PO1 5PF
- Local authority
- Portsmouth
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources