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Mayfield School

Mayfield Road, North End, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO2 0RH ·

Ofsted:Inadequate· 2022

At a glance

A state all-through academy for ages 4–16 in Portsmouth. Rated Inadequate at its last graded Ofsted inspection of its predecessor school (November 2022). GCSE results are well below the England average (Attainment 8: 31.3 vs 46.1, 2024/25). Oversubscribed: 152 families put it first for 149 places (September 2026 entry).

Ages: 4–16
Pupils: 1,354
Gender: Mixed
Sixth form: No
Admissions: Non-selective
Local authority: Portsmouth
Academy trust: THE SALTERNS ACADEMY TRUST
Headteacher: Mr Ashley Howard
Opened: Oct 2024

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Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Graded inspection 15 Nov 2022Inspection of predecessor school

InadequateOverall effectiveness

Quality of education: Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes: Inadequate
Personal development: Requires improvement
Leadership and management: Inadequate
Early years: Good

Safeguarding effective: No

Latest ungraded inspection (11 Nov 2021): School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next

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Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 155 pupils

Attainment 8

31.3

England 46.1

Grade 5+ Eng & maths

17.4%

England 45.4%

Grade 4+ Eng & maths

38.7%

England 64.8%

Progress 8

-0.80

2023/24 · CI -1.01 to -0.59

This school

31.3

Portsmouth

39.5

England

46.1

Attainment 8 over time

Earlier years include results published for this school's predecessor (URN 116463), for example before it converted to an academy.

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

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Year 7 entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)

Offers made

110

1st preferences

114

All applications

415

1st prefs per place

1.04

More first choices than places

96 of 114 first-preference applicants were offered a place (84%).

Oversubscribed with first preferences

Earlier years include data recorded for this school's predecessor.

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.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils

1,360

Capacity

1,450

93% full

Girls / boys

51/49

Mixed

Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)32.7%
English as an additional language12.5%
SEN support17.8%
Education, Health and Care plan3.2%
The black tick shows the median for state-funded all-through schools in England.