65%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
38%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
43.5
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
47%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
655.8
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,041
Pupils · 2024/25
12%
EAL · 2024/25
21%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 06/06/2023
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityPortsmouth
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio14.9:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of Trafalgar School · Secondary · Portsmouth
Part ofTHE SALTERNS ACADEMY TRUST
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
65%
+18pp
65%54%44%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 65%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
38%
+15pp
38%30%22%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 38%
Attainment 8
43.5
+5.7
43.540.036.5
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 43.5
EBacc entry
47%
+10pp
47%31%14%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 47%
EBacc APS
655.8
+83.0
655.8419.7183.5
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 655.8
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
1,041
Pupil : teacher ratio
14.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
12%
FSM eligible
39%
SEN
21%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
21%
Contact
Address
London Road, Hilsea, Portsmouth, PO2 9RJ
Local authority
Portsmouth
Website
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 | 65% | 38% | 43.5 | Not applicable | 47% | 655.8 | 47% | 1,041 |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 23% | 37.8 | -0.19 | 37% | 572.8 | 37% | 1,024 |
| 2022/23 | 54% | 29% | 38.7 | -0.40 | 14% | 494.2 | 16% | 971 |
| 2021/22 | 55% | 34% | 39.8 | -0.60 | 25% | 424.9 | 30% | 892 |
| 2018/19 | 44% | 22% | 36.5 | -0.50 | 22% | 183.5 | 22% | 665 |
| 2017/18 | 48% | 23% | 35.9 | -0.75 | 53% | 249.2 | 53% | 579 |
| 2016/17 | 44% | 24% | 37.8 | -0.40 | 15% | — | 18% | 563 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1,041 | 14.8 | 21% | 12% | 39% | 8% | 21% |
| 2023/24 | 1,024 | 16.3 | 23% | 10% | 37% | 10% | 26% |
| 2022/23 | 971 | 15.8 | 21% | 8% | 36% | 11% | 28% |
| 2021/22 | 892 | 14.5 | 20% | 8% | 36% | 10% | 26% |
| 2020/21 | 855 | 16.4 | 19% | 9% | 38% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 665 | 16.8 | 16% | 8% | 44% | 8% | 20% |
| 2017/18 | — | 15.1 | — | — | — | 6% | 13% |
| 2016/17 | 563 | 20.2 | 11% | 12% | 40% | 6% | 14% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.