Admiral Lord Nelson School

State-Funded School

admiral-lord-nelson-school-portsmouth-south-east

South EastRegion

PortsmouthLocal Authority

Portsmouth NorthConstituency

PO3 5XTPostcode

2.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Admiral Lord Nelson School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Portsmouth, South East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,245 pupils. Admiral Lord Nelson School is part of The Salterns Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 40.4
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 34%
EBacc average point score: 3.75

Ethnicity

White

86%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

1,245

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

28%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 1,245
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: The Salterns Academy Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 29 June 2022. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
31 Mar 2017	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.