The Portsmouth Academy
St Mary's Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 5PF ·
At a glance
A state secondary academy for ages 11–16 in Portsmouth. Confirmed as Good at an ungraded Ofsted inspection (April 2022). GCSE results are well below the England average (Attainment 8: 33.5 vs 46.1, 2024/25). 117 families put it first for 212 places (September 2026 entry).
- Ages
- 11–16
- Pupils
- 1,203
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Portsmouth
- Academy trust
- THE THINKING SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Dedman
- Opened
- Sept 2013
Inspection
Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)
The school's last graded inspection took place before 2019.
Exam results
Department for Education performance tables
GCSE results, 2024/25 · 239 pupils
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.
Admissions
Demand for places and how places are allocated
Year 7 entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)
117 of 117 first-preference applicants were offered a place (100%). 2 offers went to families living in another council area.
Catchment area
We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.
Last distance offered
Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.
Pupils
School census 2024/25
- Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)55.8%
- English as an additional language30.4%
- SEN support6.5%
- Education, Health and Care plan4.3%
- The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.