The Portsmouth Academy

State-Funded School

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South EastRegion

PortsmouthLocal Authority

Portsmouth SouthConstituency

PO1 5PFPostcode

1.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Portsmouth Academy 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 1,203 pupils. The Portsmouth Academy is part of The Thinking Schools Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 33.5
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 20.5%
EBacc average point score: 3

Ethnicity

White

60%

Asian

17%

Black

10%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,203

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

56%

England average

27%

First language not English

31%

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: Most deprived
Total pupils: 1,203
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: The Thinking Schools 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 27 April 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
23 May 2017	Outstanding	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.