Academy sponsor led · Portsmouth

Trafalgar School

11–16Ages
1,031Pupils
SecondaryPhase
141875URN

London Road, Hilsea, Portsmouth, PO2 9RJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.9per place

0.8 above Portsmouth median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Portsmouth

650 applications for 224 places · 4th of 10 in Portsmouth

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

40.1of 90

Portsmouth 40.1 England 46.0

6th of 11 in Portsmouth

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 6 June 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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 entry

2.9applications per place, Year 7

0.8 above Portsmouth median (2.1) 0.7 above England median (2.2)

650 applications · 224 places offered · 192 named it first

2026 2.9; Portsmouth median median 2.1
2025 3.5; Portsmouth median median 1.9
2024 2.9; Portsmouth median median 2.0
2023 2.0; Portsmouth median median 2.0
2022 1.6; Portsmouth median median 1.6
2021 1.7; Portsmouth median median 1.7
2020 1.9; Portsmouth median median 1.8
2019 1.9; Portsmouth median median 1.8
2018 2.0; Portsmouth median median 1.8
2017 2.3; Portsmouth median median 1.9
2016 1.7; Portsmouth median median 1.7
2015 1.6; Portsmouth median median 1.6
2014 2.9; Portsmouth median median 2.1; as the previous school

This school
Portsmouth median

Dashed bars: as The City of Portsmouth Boys' School (URN 116497), the previous school.

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	224	650	2.9	192	0.86
Sep 2025	199	698	3.5	269	1.35
Sep 2024	215	612	2.9	240	1.12
Sep 2023	225	447	2.0	196	0.87
Sep 2022	215	342	1.6	201	0.93
Sep 2021	211	350	1.7	190	0.90
Sep 2020	195	371	1.9	184	0.94
Sep 2019	215	407	1.9	207	0.96
Sep 2018	169	338	2.0	156	0.92
Sep 2017	137	317	2.3	132	0.96
Sep 2016	178	308	1.7	129	0.72
Sep 2015	92	147	1.6	59	0.64
Sep 2014 *	61	179	2.9	50	0.82

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

196 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)40.16th of 11 in Portsmouth

Portsmouth 40.1 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths27%8th of 11 in Portsmouth

Portsmouth 33% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths53%

Portsmouth 59% England 66%

This school
Portsmouth median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.19

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	196	40.1	27%	53%	–
2024/25	170	43.5	38%	65%	–
2023/24	179	37.8	23%	47%	−0.19
2022/23	153	38.7	29%	54%	−0.40

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

Trafalgar SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.9applications per place 40.1Attainment 8
UTC Portsmouth
0.0 km · Portsmouth

2025

48.8Attainment 8
Mayfield School
1.0 km · Portsmouth

Serious weaknesses Inadequate2022

3.8applications per place 31.1Attainment 8
Admiral Lord Nelson School
1.9 km · Portsmouth

2026

3.2applications per place 41.5Attainment 8
Springfield School
2.1 km · Portsmouth

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 42.4Attainment 8
The Portsmouth Academy
2.9 km · Portsmouth

Remains Good2022

1.9applications per place 34.5Attainment 8
Miltoncross Academy
3.4 km · Portsmouth

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 35.8Attainment 8
Castle View Academy
3.6 km · Portsmouth

2026

1.6applications per place 39.2Attainment 8
St Edmund's Catholic School
3.7 km · Portsmouth

Remains Outstanding2022

2.9applications per place 56.0Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 141875 · 851/4005
Trust: The Salterns Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,000 pupils · 1,031 on roll
Free school meals: 41.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 April 2015
Replaced: The City of Portsmouth Boys' School (URN 116497)
Address: London Road, Hilsea, Portsmouth, PO2 9RJ
Local authority: Portsmouth

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources