Trafalgar School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Portsmouth
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
1.718 miles
Published by Portsmouth City Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Trafalgar School is a secondary school in Portsmouth for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 6 June 2023. Portsmouth has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2018 to 2026 entry.
Trafalgar 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 | 1.718 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 2.019 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | 0.719 mi |
| Year 7 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2022 | 1.712 mi |
| Year 7 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2019 | 1.451 mi |
| Year 7 2018 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In Year 7 2026, the last child offered a place lived 1.718 miles away, the longest of 5 Portsmouth secondary schools with a published last distance; the middle figure was 1.07 miles.
- The Year 7 2026 last distance was nearer the school than in 2025 and further than in 2019, and it swung sharply between some years.
- For Year 7 in 2026 there were 192 first-choice applications for 224 offers; 189 offers went to first-choice families, and 3 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- 2024/25: 38% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the 4th 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
- London Road, Hilsea, Portsmouth, PO2 9RJ
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Portsmouth
- Pupils on roll
- 1,031 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 41.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 6 June 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive and feel safe in this highly inclusive school.”
- “Staff ensure that pupils receive the precise help they need.”
- “Relationships are highly positive because staff take time to understand and remove barriers to pupils’ learning.”
To improve
- “Leaders recognise that pupils have not achieved as well as they should in the past.”
- “However, this is not yet well embedded.”
- “This means that pupils do not always explore new learning in sufficient depth.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 October 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) | 38% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 43.5 | 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: 192 first-preference applications, 224 offers in total, 189 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.
- UTC Portsmouth 0.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- Admiral Lord Nelson School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Springfield School 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Portsmouth Academy 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Miltoncross Academy 2.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Castle View Academy 2.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Edmund's Catholic School 2.3 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Priory School 2.5 mi Good Last distance published