41%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
20%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
33.5
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
39%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
717.4
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,243
Pupils · 2024/25
30%
EAL · 2024/25
31%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 27/04/2022
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityPortsmouth
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio17.8:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of The Portsmouth Academy · Secondary · Portsmouth
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
41%
-6pp
60%50%41%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 41%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
20%
-5pp
46%33%21%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 21%
Attainment 8
33.5
-1.3
47.140.333.5
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 33.5
EBacc entry
39%
-8pp
47%32%16%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 39%
EBacc APS
717.4
+37.7
717.4553.1388.7
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 717.4
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
1,243
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
30%
FSM eligible
56%
SEN
11%
Overall absence
12%
Persistent absence
31%
Contact
Address
St Mary's Road, Portsmouth, PO1 5PF
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 | 41% | 20% | 33.5 | Not applicable | 39% | 717.4 | 40% | 1,243 |
| 2023/24 | 46% | 25% | 34.8 | -1.10 | 47% | 679.7 | 48% | 1,217 |
| 2022/23 | 43% | 22% | 34.5 | -1.03 | 38% | 658.6 | 39% | 1,173 |
| 2021/22 | 55% | 36% | 40.5 | -0.63 | 42% | 670.5 | 43% | 1,128 |
| 2018/19 | 60% | 46% | 47.1 | +0.13 | 16% | 388.7 | 19% | 713 |
| 2017/18 | 56% | 47% | 43.9 | +0.18 | 18% | 287.9 | 28% | 577 |
| 2016/17 | 66% | 49% | 47.9 | +0.47 | 19% | — | 36% | 495 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1,243 | 18.2 | 11% | 30% | 56% | 12% | 31% |
| 2023/24 | 1,217 | 20.3 | 15% | 28% | 53% | 12% | 38% |
| 2022/23 | 1,173 | 19.7 | 15% | 26% | 51% | 12% | 40% |
| 2021/22 | 1,128 | 18.4 | 13% | 25% | 48% | 11% | 38% |
| 2020/21 | 973 | 17.5 | 18% | 24% | 50% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 713 | 19.2 | 10% | 25% | 47% | 6% | 16% |
| 2017/18 | 577 | 19.4 | 9% | 28% | 49% | 6% | 17% |
| 2016/17 | 495 | 15.1 | 5% | 30% | 56% | 6% | 18% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.