Admiral Lord Nelson School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jun 29 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
140697
Address
Dundas Lane, PO3 5XT

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1212 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
51.7%
Girls
48.3%
First language not English
9.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
25.2%
Persistent absence
27.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
18.8%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 82.8%
Mixed 4.1%
Other White 4%
Bangladeshi 2.6%
African 2%
Unclassified 1.5%
Other Asian 1.2%
Chinese 0.7%
Indian 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.14
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.46
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 72%
Local authority average 34%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 41%
Local authority average 32%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 43.4
Local authority average 38.4
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.8
Local authority average 3.29
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award29
Dance: GeneralTechnical Award28
MultimediaTechnical Award58
Music performance: GroupTechnical Award19
Speech & DramaTechnical Award12
Art & Design (3d Studies)GCSE38
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE22
Art & Design (Graphics)GCSE20
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE13
Art & DesignGCSE17
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Admiral Lord Nelson School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
249
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
305
2nd preference
178
3rd preference
93
From another Local Authority
9
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
234
2nd preference
10
3rd preference
5
To another Local Authority
4
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes24.7
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
256
135
121
Year 8
247
127
120
Year 9
249
125
124
Year 10
245
135
110
Year 11
215
104
111
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
80.0%
81.3%
85.6%
Further education
78.0%
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
7.0%
5.6%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
9.0%
4.1%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
4.0%
7.9%
5.9%
Destination unknown
0.0%
1.0%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023