The Portsmouth Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Apr 27 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Portsmouth
- Unique reference
- 139714
- Address
- St Mary's Road, PO1 5PF
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1217 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.2%
- Girls
- 49.8%
- First language not English
- 27.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 52%
- Persistent absence
- 40.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.1%
White British 59.5%
Bangladeshi 9.2%
Other White 7.4%
Mixed 7.2%
African 5.3%
Other Asian 3%
Other 2.9%
Unclassified 1.8%
Indian 1.2%
Pakistani 0.9%
Chinese 0.7%
Gypsy/Roma 0.5%
Caribbean 0.3%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -1.03
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.46
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 38%
Local authority average 34%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 22%
Local authority average 32%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 34.5
Local authority average 38.4
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.02
Local authority average 3.29
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 1 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 6 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 23 |
| Biology | GCSE | 30 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 29 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 49 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 40 |
Admissions
The Portsmouth Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 248
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 189
- 2nd preference
- 113
- 3rd preference
- 98
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 188
- 2nd preference
- 45
- 3rd preference
- 13
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 255 118 137 |
| Year 8 | 254 130 124 |
| Year 9 | 245 120 125 |
| Year 10 | 241 137 104 |
| Year 11 | 222 106 116 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 81.0% 81.3% 85.6% |
Further education | 79.0% 74.3% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 4.5% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 2.3% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 5.6% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 4.1% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 12.0% 7.9% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.0% 1.2% |