Portchester Community School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 31 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Unique reference
- 116418
- Address
- White Hart Lane, Portchester, PO16 9BD
- Website
- www.portchester.hants.sch.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 709 (82% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.2%
- Girls
- 50.8%
- First language not English
- 3.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 25.5%
- Persistent absence
- 26.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.7%
White British 91.3%
Mixed 3.3%
Other White 1.7%
Other Asian 1.4%
African 0.7%
Other Black 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Chinese 0.3%
Indian 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.41
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.18
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 23%
Local authority average 35%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 32%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 41.9
Local authority average 45.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.46
Local authority average 4.03
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 29 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 44 |
| Biology | GCSE | 7 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 6 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 132 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 24 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 84 |
| English Language | GCSE | 133 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 130 |
Admissions
Portchester Community School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 116
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 107
- 2nd preference
- 105
- 3rd preference
- 14
- From another Local Authority
- 68
Offers
- 1st preference
- 107
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 30
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 146 61 85 |
| Year 8 | 156 82 74 |
| Year 9 | 132 66 66 |
| Year 10 | 140 68 72 |
| Year 11 | 135 72 63 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 87.0% 86.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 74.0% 38.9% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 7.4% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 13.0% 39.5% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 4.6% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.5% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 5.0% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.6% 1.0% |