Admiral Lord Nelson School
About the school
Admiral Lord Nelson School is an open secondary school in Portsmouth.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 9 June 2026
- Published
- 8 July 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 40.4
- Portsmouth
- 39.5
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Portsmouth
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 34.00%
- Portsmouth
- 35.20%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 60.20%
- Portsmouth
- 55.80%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 76.80%
- Portsmouth
- 42.30%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.75
- Portsmouth
- 3.5
- England
- 4.09
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1244
Girls
48.47%
Boys
51.53%
SEN support
15.35%
Education, health and care plan
2.81%
English as an additional language
9.50%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
27.41%
Overall absence
8.34
Persistent absence
20.54
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
212
Sustained education or employment
91%
Education
85%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
3%
Not sustained
7%