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Admiral Lord Nelson School

Secondary

Portsmouth · Portsmouth · PO3 5XT http://www.alns.co.uk/

Pupils
1,245
cap. 1,250
Ages
11 - 16
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted report

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Other Ofsted reports

5 reports
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Admissions

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Admissions policy · Non-selective

This school is in Portsmouth. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

GCSE 9–4
60%
-5pp
LA
58%
England
66%
66%63%60%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
GCSE 5+
34%
-2pp
LA
36%
England
46%
46%40%34%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Attainment 8
40.4
-0.9
LA
41.0
England
46.8
45.943.140.4
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
EBacc entry
77%
+6pp
LA
41%
England
41%
77%66%55%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
EBacc APS
9.0
+0.8
LA
6.9
England
7.7
9.08.17.1
'18'19'22'23'24'25

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Progress 8 compared with other schools

Progress 8 (2023/24 cohort)-0.35
Below average
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Destinations

Pupils staying in education or entering apprenticeships or employment

After Key Stage 4 · 2024/25

91%

staying in education or employment

7% did not stay in education or employment

2% no destination recorded

Education85%
Apprenticeships3%
Employment3%

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
1,244
cap. 1,250
1,2441,122999
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.0
LA AVG 17.07:1
20.217.815.4
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
EAL
10%
LA AVG 19.23%
10%7%5%
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
FSM eligible
27%
LA AVG 38.78%
27%25%23%
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
SEN
18%
LA AVG 16.9%
21%18%14%
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
Overall absence
8%
LA
10%
England
9%
11%8%6%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Persistent absence
21%
LA
26%
England
24%
32%23%14%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25

Overview

AddressDundas Lane, Portsmouth, PO3 5XT
Telephone02392364536
Local authorityPortsmouth
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio17.0:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply

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Finance£7638 spend / pupil£8095 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Became an academy 1 Apr 2014 (was URN 116476)

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

YearGCSE 9–4GCSE 5+Attainment 8Progress 8EBacc entryEBacc APSCohort
2024/2560%34%40.4Not applicable77%9.0241
2023/2466%36%41.3-0.3571%8.3215
2022/2362%41%43.4-0.1472%8.0212
2021/2263%41%44.1-0.5377%8.2198
2018/1961%38%43.3-0.1155%7.1186
2017/1865%46%45.9-0.1261%8.4200
2016/1765%35%45.0-0.0865%199
More fields
YearEBacc lang entry
2024/2577%
2023/2471%
2022/2376%
2021/2278%
2018/1955%
2017/1861%
2016/1765%

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/251,24417.018%10%27%8%21%
2023/241,21217.221%10%26%9%23%
2022/231,17319.718%9%26%10%28%
2021/221,12918.516%8%24%11%32%
2020/211,09620.214%8%23%
2018/191,03215.415%7%23%7%18%
2017/181,02616.416%5%23%7%20%
2016/1799915.817%5%24%6%14%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.