United Kingdom · South East · Local Authority
Portsmouth
Unitary authority · South East, England · population ~215k · 61 state-funded schools
The signature
How Portsmouth ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£36,457/yr
Low
Worse than 79% of UK LAs
House price
£260,000
Mid-range
Better than 57% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,357/mo
Expensive
Worse than 76% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,292/yr
Cheapest
Better than 82% of UK LAs
Crime
112.9/1k
Highest
Worse than 93% of UK LAs
Deprivation
26.9
Most deprived
Worse than 81% of UK LAs
Schools
92.9%
Mid
Around UK average
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
60 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
52 of 56 (92.9%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 4 schools are on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
The map
61 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Showing 20 of 61 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mayfield School Grade inherited from previous URN 116463 | Secondary | 1,360 | Inadequate2022Serious weaknesses | — | OfstedWebsite |
Priory School | Secondary | 1,247 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Admiral Lord Nelson School | Secondary | 1,244 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Portsmouth Academy | Secondary | 1,243 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Edmund's Catholic School | Secondary | 1,150 | Outstanding2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Springfield School | Secondary | 1,118 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Trafalgar School | Secondary | 1,041 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Miltoncross Academy | Secondary | 937 | Requires Improvement2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Ark Charter Academy | Secondary | 917 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Castle View Academy | Secondary | 732 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery | Primary | 692 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Copnor Primary School | Primary | 644 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Langstone Primary Academy | Primary | 618 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
New Horizons Primary School | Primary | 551 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Wimborne Primary School | Primary | 549 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Craneswater Junior School | Primary | 506 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Ark Ayrton Primary Academy | Primary | 501 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
UTC Portsmouth | Secondary | 493 | Outstanding2021 | OfstedWebsite | |
Cottage Grove Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 477 | Requires Improvement2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Court Lane Junior Academy | Primary | 467 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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What we don't know yet
Commute times · GP appointment availability · broadband speeds · air quality at LA level · green-space proximity · public transport coverage. These matter for a relocation decision. We'll add them when the source data is reliable nationally and consistent across LA boundaries.