The Portsmouth Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Portsmouth
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Portsmouth City Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
The Portsmouth Academy is a secondary school in Portsmouth for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 27 April 2022. Portsmouth has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2018 to 2026 entry.
The Portsmouth Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2024 | 1.407 mi |
| Year 7 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2022 | 1.202 mi |
| Year 7 2021 | 1.03 mi |
| Year 7 2020 | 1.45 mi |
| Year 7 2019 | 0.761 mi |
| Year 7 2018 | 0.861 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 21% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Portsmouth.
- For Year 7 in 2026 there were 117 first-choice applications for 212 offers: 0.6 first choices per offer, the lowest of 9 Portsmouth secondary schools.
- Every Year 7 applicant was offered a place in 2026, but places ran out in 6 of the 8 earlier years.
- Free school meals: 56% of pupils are eligible, against a middle figure of 35.2% across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Portsmouth.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Portsmouth schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- St Mary's Road, Portsmouth, PO1 5PF
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Portsmouth
- Pupils on roll
- 1,203 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 56% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 27 April 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils at The Portsmouth Academy feel safe and well cared for.”
- “They say that staff do not tolerate bullying.”
- “Any instances of bullying are dealt with quickly and efficiently.”
To improve
- “Expectations are understood, but pupils say they are not always applied consistently.”
- “Leaders agree that, in a very few subjects, intent and implementation are not yet fully embedded.”
- “Cross-curricular links are appreciated but not yet fully exploited.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 4 July 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 21% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 33.5 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 117 first-preference applications, 212 offers in total, 117 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Portsmouth.
- St Edmund's Catholic School 0.6 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Priory School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Miltoncross Academy 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Ark Charter Academy 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Admiral Lord Nelson School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Trafalgar School 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- UTC Portsmouth 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Springfield School 2.9 mi Not judged Last distance published