Schools in Portsmouth

Schools in Portsmouth

72 schools in Portsmouth: 50 primary, 12 secondary and 10 other, including 4 independent. 93% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 71 that publish a capacity are 89% full overall, and 10 have more pupils than places.

Inspection ratings

The largest schools here

• Mayfield School

  All-through · ages 4–16 · 1,354 pupils · 93% full
  Serious concerns

  0.7 miles · November 2022
• Priory School

  Secondary · ages 11–16 · 1,278 pupils · 102% full
  Good

  1.3 miles · November 2022
• Admiral Lord Nelson School

  Secondary · ages 11–16 · 1,245 pupils · 100% full
  Good

  1.2 miles · June 2026
• The Portsmouth Academy

  Secondary · ages 11–16 · 1,203 pupils · 105% full
  Good

  0.7 miles · April 2022
• St Edmund's Catholic School

  Secondary · ages 11–16 · Faith school · 1,157 pupils · 96% full
  Excellent

  1.1 miles · June 2022
• Springfield School

  Secondary · ages 11–16 · 1,133 pupils · 100% full
  Good

  2.4 miles · October 2019
• Trafalgar School

  Secondary · ages 11–16 · 1,031 pupils · 103% full
  Good

  1.2 miles · June 2023
• Miltoncross Academy

  Secondary · ages 11–16 · 983 pupils · 98% full
  Good

  1.3 miles · September 2017
• The Portsmouth Grammar School

  Other · ages 2–19 · Independent · 973 pupils · 54% full
  Not rated

  1.8 miles
• Ark Charter Academy

  Secondary · ages 11–16 · Faith school · 883 pupils · 98% full
  Good

  1.3 miles · November 2016
• Castle View Academy

  Secondary · ages 11–16 · 757 pupils · 76% full
  Good

  2.8 miles · June 2026
• Portchester Community School

  Secondary · ages 11–16 · 688 pupils · 80% full
  Good

  2.8 miles · January 2024
• Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery

  Primary · ages 3–11 · 668 pupils · 94% full
  Needs improvement

  0.9 miles · April 2026
• Copnor Primary School

  Primary · ages 4–11 · 632 pupils · 92% full
  Good

  0.7 miles · June 2017
• Langstone Primary Academy

  Primary · ages 4–11 · 620 pupils · 98% full
  Good

  1.1 miles · December 2021
• Wimborne Primary School

  Primary · ages 4–11 · 557 pupils · 98% full
  Good

  1.7 miles · June 2023
• New Horizons Primary School

  Primary · ages 4–11 · 509 pupils · 81% full
  Good

  0.2 miles · July 2023
• Craneswater Junior School

  Primary · ages 7–11 · 508 pupils · 106% full
  Good

  2.0 miles · June 2022
• Ark Ayrton Primary Academy

  Primary · ages 2–11 · 495 pupils · 97% full
  Good

  1.3 miles · July 2024
• UTC Portsmouth

  Secondary · ages 14–19 · 491 pupils · 82% full
  Excellent

  1.2 miles · November 2025
• Court Lane Junior Academy

  Primary · ages 7–11 · 474 pupils · 99% full
  Good

  2.2 miles · June 2024
• Cottage Grove Primary School and Nursery

  Primary · ages 2–11 · 462 pupils · 103% full
  Needs improvement

  1.7 miles · June 2024
• Ark Dickens Primary Academy

  Primary · ages 2–11 · 446 pupils · 93% full
  Good

  0.7 miles · November 2019
• Portsmouth High School GDST

  Other · ages 2–19 · Independent · Girls · 436 pupils · 67% full
  Not rated

  1.9 miles
• King's Academy College Park (Junior)

  Primary · ages 7–11 · 434 pupils · 88% full
  Good

  0.4 miles · February 2019
• Wicor Primary School

  Primary · ages 4–11 · 421 pupils · 97% full
  Good

  3.5 miles · June 2019
• Penbridge Junior School

  Primary · ages 7–11 · 416 pupils · 87% full
  Good

  0.6 miles · February 2023
• The Flying Bull Academy

  Primary · ages 3–11 · 415 pupils · 83% full
  Needs improvement

  0.3 miles · June 2026
• St Jude's CofE Primary School

  Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 407 pupils · 97% full
  Good

  1.9 miles · July 2024
• Mayville High School

  Other · ages 2–16 · Independent · 405 pupils · 68% full
  Not rated

  2.2 miles

And 42 more.

Occupancy compares pupils on roll with published school capacity. Sources: Department for Education (Get Information About Schools), Ofsted, and the Welsh and Scottish school registers. Open Government Licence v3.0.