Springfield School
Secondary · Academy converter · 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.
Springfield School is a secondary school in Portsmouth for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 23 April 2025. Portsmouth has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2018 to 2026 entry.
Springfield 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2019 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| 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
- Every Year 7 applicant was offered a place in 2026, as at 3 of the 8 other Portsmouth secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome.
- Year 7 2026 drew 207 first-choice applications for 225 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 18 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 38% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), 4th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Portsmouth.
- The 2024/25 Attainment 8 score was 39.8 (England 46).
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
- Central Road, Drayton, Portsmouth, PO6 1QY
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Portsmouth
- Pupils on roll
- 1,133 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 31.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 23 April 2025
Strengths
- “This is an inclusive school, where leaders strive to ensure that every pupil feels valued.”
- “Staff recognise the importance of building relationships with families so that pupils can learn well with the support that they need.”
- “Pupils appreciate the high quality of pastoral care that they receive in this school.”
To improve
- “However, sometimes this is not used to match activities to what pupils need to learn next.”
- “This can result in pupils becoming distracted and losing valuable learning time in lessons.”
- “However, sometimes low-level disruption persists, and occasionally staff do not correct inappropriate language choices.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 May 2025 (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) | 39.8 | 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: 207 first-preference applications, 225 offers in total, 207 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.
- Trafalgar School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- UTC Portsmouth 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- Admiral Lord Nelson School 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Castle View Academy 2.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Portsmouth Academy 2.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Miltoncross Academy 3.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Edmund's Catholic School 3.5 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Priory School 3.5 mi Good Last distance published