67%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
44%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
44.7
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
30%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
940.4
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,247
Pupils · 2024/25
20%
EAL · 2024/25
24%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 22/11/2022
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityPortsmouth
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio18.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of Priory School · Secondary · Portsmouth
Part ofBOHUNT EDUCATION TRUST
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
67%
+13pp
69%61%52%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 67%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
44%
+10pp
48%40%32%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 44%
Attainment 8
44.7
+4.4
46.943.139.3
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 44.7
EBacc entry
30%
+1pp
45%37%29%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 30%
EBacc APS
940.4
+69.3
1019.7899.6779.4
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 940.4
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
1,247
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
20%
FSM eligible
35%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
9%
Persistent absence
24%
Contact
Address
Fawcett Road, Southsea, PO4 0DL
Local authority
Portsmouth
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 67% | 44% | 44.7 | Not applicable | 30% | 940.4 | 30% | 1,247 |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 34% | 40.3 | -0.55 | 29% | 871.1 | 29% | 1,252 |
| 2022/23 | 52% | 32% | 39.3 | -0.44 | 34% | 844.0 | 34% | 1,235 |
| 2021/22 | 69% | 48% | 46.9 | -0.09 | 45% | 1019.7 | 46% | 1,230 |
| 2018/19 | 58% | 32% | 40.3 | -0.59 | 37% | 779.4 | 43% | 1,207 |
| 2017/18 | 60% | 40% | 41.7 | -0.42 | 48% | 829.0 | 50% | 1,185 |
| 2016/17 | 56% | 38% | 40.7 | -0.44 | 36% | — | 39% | 1,176 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1,247 | 17.4 | 16% | 20% | 35% | 9% | 24% |
| 2023/24 | 1,252 | 17.4 | 11% | 20% | 34% | 10% | 28% |
| 2022/23 | 1,235 | 17.1 | 16% | 19% | 34% | 11% | 29% |
| 2021/22 | 1,230 | 17.0 | 14% | 18% | 32% | 11% | 31% |
| 2020/21 | 1,213 | 16.4 | 14% | 17% | 34% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 1,207 | 16.1 | 11% | 19% | 35% | 6% | 16% |
| 2017/18 | — | 15.9 | — | — | — | 7% | 20% |
| 2016/17 | 1,176 | 17.4 | 16% | 18% | 40% | 8% | 24% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.