Castle View Academy
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.
Castle View Academy 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.
Castle View 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 | 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
- In 2024/25, 29% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), 3rd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Portsmouth.
- 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.
- For Year 7 2026 there were 119 first-choice applications for 129 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place and 10 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- Free school meals eligibility stands at 58.1% of pupils, against a middle figure of 41.6% 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
- Allaway Avenue, Paulsgrove, Portsmouth, PO6 4QP
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Portsmouth
- Pupils on roll
- 757 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 58.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 2 June 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils benefit from their warm relationships with staff.”
- “Pupils are encouraged to do well.”
- “They feel that they belong in the school and know where to go if they have a concern.”
To improve
- “However, this is not yet secure for pupils across all year groups.”
- “Pupils’ attendance is below national averages.”
- “Although it has started to improve, it remains too low.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 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) | 29% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 35.6 | 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: 119 first-preference applications, 129 offers in total, 119 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 2.3 mi Good Last distance published
- UTC Portsmouth 2.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- Springfield School 2.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Admiral Lord Nelson School 3.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Portsmouth Academy 3.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Edmund's Catholic School 3.7 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Ark Charter Academy 3.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Miltoncross Academy 4.1 mi Not judged Last distance published