Schools in Portsmouth
61 state-funded schools, 28,050 pupils. 92.9% of those carrying an Ofsted grade are Good or Outstanding, including 3 rated Outstanding.
Ofsted Management Information, Feb 2026. Grades are the current published rating, which may pre-date the school’s most recent visit.
Ofsted grades
4 schools have been inspected under Ofsted's post-September-2024 report-card framework, which replaces the single 1–4 grade with separate judgments. Those are excluded from the percentages above rather than mapped onto the old scale, because the two scales have no clean equivalence. 1 school is awaiting a first inspection.
Quick answers
How many schools are there in Portsmouth?
Portsmouth has 61 state-funded schools teaching 28,050 pupils. 45 primary, 11 secondary, 5 special.
What percentage of schools in Portsmouth are Good or Outstanding?
92.9% of the 56 schools carrying an Ofsted grade in Portsmouth are rated Good or Outstanding: 3 Outstanding and 49 Good. 3 require improvement and 1 are rated Inadequate.
Which schools in Portsmouth are rated Outstanding?
3 schools are currently rated Outstanding by Ofsted in Portsmouth: St Edmund's Catholic School, Mary Rose Academy, Redwood Park Academy.
Rated Outstanding
Ofsted’s highest grade. Largest first; a grade can be several years old, so the year is shown.
- St Edmund's Catholic SchoolSecondary1,150Outstanding 2022
- Mary Rose AcademySpecial197Outstanding 2021
- Redwood Park AcademySpecial165Outstanding 2019
By phase
| Phase | Schools | Graded | Good or better |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 45 | 43 | 97.7% |
| Secondary | 11 | 10 | 80% |
| Special | 5 | 3 | 66.7% |
Every school in Portsmouth
Showing 20 of 61 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
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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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