The Portsmouth Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Apr 26 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
- 1243 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.1%
- Girls
- 49.9%
- First language not English
- 30.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 52.9%
- Persistent absence
- 29.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 6.5%
White British 54.8%
Bangladeshi 10.5%
African 7.7%
Other White 7.1%
Mixed 6.2%
Other Asian 3.9%
Other 2.8%
Unclassified 1.9%
Indian 1.7%
Pakistani 1.4%
Chinese 0.8%
Gypsy/Roma 0.5%
Caribbean 0.4%
Other Black 0.3%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 39%
Local authority average 42%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 20%
Local authority average 35%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 33.5
Local authority average 39.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3
Local authority average 3.49
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 10 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 21 |
| Biology | GCSE | 56 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 55 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 36 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 42 |
| English Language | GCSE | 238 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 229 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 37 |
| French | GCSE | 44 |
Admissions
The Portsmouth Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 218
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 106
- 2nd preference
- 108
- 3rd preference
- 97
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 106
- 2nd preference
- 45
- 3rd preference
- 13
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 258 131 127 |
| Year 8 | 254 117 137 |
| Year 9 | 252 129 123 |
| Year 10 | 240 112 128 |
| Year 11 | 239 134 105 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 78.0% 82.0% 85.5% |
Further education | 75.0% 73.0% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 3.5% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 2.0% 5.3% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 2.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.6% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 10.0% 7.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 6.0% 4.0% 3.0% |