Best Secondary Schools in Portsmouth

We checked all 11 secondary schools in Portsmouth and list every one: 8 ranked, then 3 without a rank.

Schools checked
11
Ranked
8
Without a rank
3

Ranks combine 2024/25 GCSE results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Portsmouth. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Portsmouth also has 35 primary schools, ranked on SATs results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Portsmouth.

Ranked secondary schools in Portsmouth

  1. 1

    St Edmund's Catholic School

    Local authority maintained, 1,157 pupils, inspected February 2016

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Attainment 8
    58.9
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    70.9%

  2. 2

    UTC Portsmouth

    Free school, 491 pupils, inspected November 2025

    Report card: Strong standard to exceptional
    Attainment 8
    48.3
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    44.4%

  3. 3

    Trafalgar School

    Academy, 1,031 pupils, inspected June 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    43.5
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    37.6%

  4. 4

    Springfield School

    Academy, 1,133 pupils, inspected April 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Attainment 8
    39.8
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    37.6%

  5. 5

    Admiral Lord Nelson School

    Academy, 1,245 pupils, inspected June 2026

    Report card: Expected standard
    Attainment 8
    40.4
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    34%

  6. 6

    Castle View Academy

    Academy, 757 pupils, inspected June 2026

    Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
    Attainment 8
    35.6
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    29.1%

  7. 7

    The Portsmouth Academy

    Academy, 1,203 pupils, inspected April 2017

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    33.5
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    20.5%

  8. 8

    Miltoncross Academy

    Academy, 983 pupils, inspected May 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
    Attainment 8
    36.3
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    26.9%

Secondary schools in Portsmouth without a rank