Priory School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Southsea, Portsmouth
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
1.005 miles
Published by Portsmouth City Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
Priory School is a secondary school in Southsea, Portsmouth for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 22 November 2022. Portsmouth has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2018 to 2026 entry.
Priory School 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 | 1.005 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 0.882 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | 0.648 mi |
| Year 7 2023 | 0.52 mi |
| Year 7 2022 | 1.608 mi |
| Year 7 2021 | 0.632 mi |
| Year 7 2020 | 0.751 mi |
| Year 7 2019 | 0.549 mi |
| Year 7 2018 | 0.611 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 35.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, below the middle figure of 41.6% across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Portsmouth.
- For Year 7 in 2026, the last child offered a place lived 1.005 miles away, the 2nd shortest of the 5 Portsmouth secondary schools with a published last distance.
- For Year 7 in 2026 there were 320 first-choice applications for 264 offers; 246 offers went to first-choice families and 74 first-choice families (23%) were not offered a place.
- 2024/25 results: 44% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), 3rd highest of 9 schools: this one and 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
- Fawcett Road, Southsea, PO4 0DL
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Council
- Portsmouth
- Pupils on roll
- 1,278 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 35.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 22 November 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils experience a personal development curriculum which is exceptional.”
- “This includes a vast array of clubs, visits and residential trips.”
- “Leaders have thought carefully about what to offer to ensure that it enriches the lives of all pupils.”
To improve
- “However, some pupils are not as kind or thoughtful as they should be.”
- “However, despite recent improvements, pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds are not achieving as well as they could.”
- “However, some pupils use unkind language.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 January 2023 (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) | 44% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 44.7 | 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: 320 first-preference applications, 264 offers in total, 246 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 0.5 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Ark Charter Academy 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Portsmouth Academy 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Miltoncross Academy 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Admiral Lord Nelson School 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Trafalgar School 2.5 mi Good Last distance published
- UTC Portsmouth 2.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- Springfield School 3.5 mi Not judged Last distance published