Secondary schools in Portsmouth
Where pupils go after Year 11 and after sixth form, school by school, with GCSE results. Destinations are for the 2023 leavers; results are from 2025.
Portsmouth has 11 state-funded secondary schools. Of the 2,031 pupils who finished Year 11 here in 2023, 82% stayed in education (England 86%): 3% in a school sixth form, 5% at a sixth form college, 72% at a further education college.
3% started an apprenticeship, close to the England rate of 3%.
8% of leavers had no sustained destination six months on, more than the 6% across England.
After sixth form, 19% of students in Portsmouth went to university (England 37%), and 8% of level 3 students reached one of the most selective universities (England 19%).
After Year 11: Portsmouth against England
| Measure | Portsmouth | England |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 2,031 | 607,348 |
| Stayed in education | 82% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 3% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 5% | 13% |
| — further education college | 72% | 37% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 8% | 6% |
Where each school’s Year 11 leavers went
One band per school, sorted by the size of its 2023 Year 11 cohort. Band width is pupils; hover a band for the share, click a school for its profile. Counts are worked back from the percentages DfE publishes, so a band can be out by a pupil.
Map of secondary schools in Portsmouth
Darker blue means a larger share of Year 11 leavers stayed in education. Click a school for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.
State-funded secondary schools (11)
Sorted by name. Click a school for its full picture. “Stayed in education” counts school sixth forms, sixth form colleges and FE colleges together.
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admiral Lord Nelson SchoolAcademy converter | 1,245 | 85% | 3% | 81% | 3% | — | 40.4 | 34% |
| Ark Charter AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 883 | 78% | 1% | 76% | 1% | — | 38.9 | 36% |
| Castle View AcademyAcademy converter | 757 | 74% | 1% | 72% | 3% | — | 35.6 | 29% |
| Mayfield SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1,354 | 75% | 1% | 73% | 8% | — | — | — |
| Miltoncross AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 983 | 82% | 0% | 80% | 3% | — | 36.3 | 27% |
| Priory SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1,278 | 89% | 1% | 82% | 1% | — | 44.7 | 44% |
| Springfield SchoolAcademy converter | 1,133 | 81% | 2% | 70% | 8% | — | 39.8 | 38% |
| St Edmund's Catholic SchoolVoluntary aided school | 1,157 | 86% | 3% | 55% | 3% | — | 58.9 | 71% |
| The Portsmouth AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1,203 | 79% | 1% | 75% | 3% | — | 33.5 | 21% |
| Trafalgar SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1,031 | 81% | 2% | 78% | 3% | — | 43.5 | 38% |
| UTC PortsmouthUniversity technical college · sixth form | 491 | 97% | 35% | 51% | 2% | 45% | 48.3 | 44% |
Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (8)
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Portsmouth Collegecollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 17% | — | — |
| Mayville High Schoolindependent · Other independent school · selective | 405 | — | — | — | — | — | 31.7 | 0% |
| Portsmouth High School GDSTindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 436 | — | — | — | — | — | 12.4 | 0% |
| The Portsmouth Grammar Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 973 | — | — | — | — | — | 41.5 | 0% |
| Mary Rose Academystate · Academy special converter · sixth form | 201 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Redwood Park Academystate · Academy special sponsor led | 168 | 84% | 0% | 61% | 0% | — | — | — |
| The Harbour Schoolstate · Academy special converter | 169 | 43% | 0% | 43% | 0% | — | 3.0 | 0% |
| The Wymering Schoolstate · Free schools special | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.7 | 0% |