Admiral Lord Nelson School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 28 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
- Website
- http://www.alns.co.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1244 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.5%
- Girls
- 48.5%
- First language not English
- 9.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 26.8%
- Persistent absence
- 19.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.4%
White British 82.3%
Mixed 4.5%
Other White 4%
Bangladeshi 2.3%
African 2.1%
Unclassified 1.5%
Other Asian 1.4%
Chinese 0.6%
Pakistani 0.4%
Caribbean 0.3%
Indian 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 77%
Local authority average 42%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 34%
Local authority average 35%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 40.4
Local authority average 39.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.74
Local authority average 3.49
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 16 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 7 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 49 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 19 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 15 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 23 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 47 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 37 |
| Biology | GCSE | 47 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 45 |
Admissions
Admiral Lord Nelson School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 249
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 341
- 2nd preference
- 185
- 3rd preference
- 125
- From another Local Authority
- 4
Offers
- 1st preference
- 229
- 2nd preference
- 16
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 255 125 130 |
| Year 8 | 257 136 121 |
| Year 9 | 250 128 122 |
| Year 10 | 241 120 121 |
| Year 11 | 241 132 109 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 85.0% 82.0% 85.5% |
Further education | 81.0% 73.0% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 3.0% 3.5% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 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 | 7.0% 7.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 4.0% 3.0% |