Admiral Lord Nelson School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Portsmouth
Admiral Lord Nelson School is a secondary school in Portsmouth for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Portsmouth has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2018 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Dundas Lane, Portsmouth, PO3 5XT
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Portsmouth
- Pupils on roll
- 1,245 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 28.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 9 June 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils at Admiral Lord Nelson School live up to the school’s ethos of ‘Dare to dream, aim to achieve’.”
- “Pupils benefit from a rich and ambitious curriculum that prepares them well for life beyond school.”
- “Pupils enjoy learning and value the expertise of their teachers.”
To improve
- “Leaders are aware of the small number of lessons where this is not yet consistent.”
- “However, this is not yet consistent.”
- “In some lessons, the adaptations are not as precise as they could be.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 July 2026 (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) | 34% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 40.4 | 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: 288 first-preference applications, 248 offers in total, 233 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Year 7 2018 to 2026, as Portsmouth published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Where pupils go after they leave
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Portsmouth.
- Trafalgar School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- UTC Portsmouth 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Miltoncross Academy 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Portsmouth Academy 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Springfield School 1.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Priory School 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
- St Edmund's Catholic School 2.0 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Ark Charter Academy 2.2 mi Not judged Last distance published