Admiral Lord Nelson School
Academy converter · 1,245 pupils
85% stayed in education · Attainment 8 40.4
Academy sponsor led
Trafalgar School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,031of 1,000 places
- Free school meals
- 41.6%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 170
- Ofsted
- Good, 6 June 2023Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: The City of Portsmouth Boys' School (URN 116497, until 3 March 2015).
What the data says
Trafalgar School has no sixth form. Of the 153 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 1% moved to a sixth form college, 78% to a further education college and 3% started an apprenticeship.
Statistics is unusually popular at GCSE: 66% of the year group took it, against 5% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 43.5 against 46.1 across England and 39.5 in Portsmouth, with 38% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
As an 11–16 school, Trafalgar School is judged on where pupils go at 16 rather than on A level results.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Portsmouth and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Trafalgar School | Portsmouth | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 153 | 2,031 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 89% | 88% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 81% | 82% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 2% | 3% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 1% | 5% | 13% |
| — further education college | 78% | 72% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 5% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 6% | 8% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 5% | 4% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Trafalgar School | Portsmouth | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 43.5 | 39.5 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 38% | 35% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 65% | 56% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 47% | 42% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.86 | 3.50 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 33% | 39% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 34.7 | 29.8 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 47.8 | 45.6 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 9% | 19% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 170 | 100% | 88% | 16% | 22% | 68% |
| English Language | 170 | 100% | 89% | 14% | 20% | 66% |
| English Literature | 168 | 99% | 86% | 15% | 21% | 69% |
| Combined Science | 147 | 86% | 65% | 10% | 9% | 52% |
| Statistics | 112 | 66% | 5% | 6% | 20% | 79% |
| Geography | 104 | 61% | 41% | 12% | 25% | 54% |
| History | 55 | 32% | 41% | 22% | 26% | 62% |
| Business Studies | 53 | 31% | 18% | 26% | 20% | 58% |
| Spanish | 51 | 30% | 19% | 20% | 27% | 75% |
| Photography | 45 | 26% | 6% | 7% | 19% | 76% |
| French | 30 | 18% | 18% | 13% | 29% | 63% |
| Computer Science | 30 | 18% | 13% | 10% | 30% | 50% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 29 | 17% | 8% | 14% | 21% | 62% |
| Graphic Communication | 23 | 14% | 1% | 9% | 23% | 91% |
| Chemistry | 21 | 12% | 23% | 33% | 47% | 90% |
| Physics | 21 | 12% | 23% | 33% | 46% | 90% |
| Biology | 21 | 12% | 23% | 38% | 45% | 100% |
| Sociology | 17 | 10% | 4% | 29% | 21% | 65% |
| Physical Education | 14 | 8% | 11% | 14% | 24% | 79% |
| Fine Art | 11 | 6% | 9% | 18% | 28% | 73% |
| Film Studies | 8 | 5% | 1% | 13% | 20% | 75% |
| Polish | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speech and Drama | 38 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 31 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 16 | — | — |
| Childcare Skills | 15 | — | — |
| Tourism | 13 | — | — |
| Beauty Care / Services | 3 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Portsmouth
Ark Charter Academy
Academy sponsor led · 883 pupils
78% stayed in education · Attainment 8 38.9
Castle View Academy
Academy converter · 757 pupils
74% stayed in education · Attainment 8 35.6
Mayfield School
Academy sponsor led · 1,354 pupils
75% stayed in education
Miltoncross Academy
Academy sponsor led · 983 pupils
82% stayed in education · Attainment 8 36.3
Priory School
Academy sponsor led · 1,278 pupils
89% stayed in education · Attainment 8 44.7
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.