The Portsmouth Academy
About the school
The Portsmouth Academy 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
- 27 April 2022
- Published
- 3 July 2022
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 33.5
- 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
- 20.50%
- Portsmouth
- 35.20%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 40.60%
- Portsmouth
- 55.80%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 38.90%
- Portsmouth
- 42.30%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3
- 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
1243
Girls
49.88%
Boys
50.12%
SEN support
6.52%
Education, health and care plan
4.26%
English as an additional language
30.40%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
55.75%
Overall absence
11.98
Persistent absence
31.36
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
218
Sustained education or employment
85%
Education
79%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
3%
Not sustained
9%