Trafalgar School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 7 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Portsmouth
- Unique reference
- 141875
- Address
- London Road, Hilsea, PO2 9RJ
- Website
- www.trafalgarschool.org.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1024 (91% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.4%
- Girls
- 45.6%
- First language not English
- 10.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 36%
- Persistent absence
- 27.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.8%
White British 80.8%
Mixed 6.3%
Other White 4.5%
African 2.1%
Indian 1.3%
Bangladeshi 1.3%
Caribbean 1%
Other 1%
Other Asian 0.7%
Unclassified 0.7%
Pakistani 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.4
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.46
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 14%
Local authority average 34%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 29%
Local authority average 32%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 38.7
Local authority average 38.4
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.23
Local authority average 3.29
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 6 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 8 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 13 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 18 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 16 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 18 |
| Biology | GCSE | 11 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 35 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 11 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 12 |
Admissions
Trafalgar School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 215
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 240
- 2nd preference
- 185
- 3rd preference
- 101
- From another Local Authority
- 6
Offers
- 1st preference
- 190
- 2nd preference
- 19
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 226 118 108 |
| Year 8 | 225 127 98 |
| Year 9 | 214 111 103 |
| Year 10 | 178 100 78 |
| Year 11 | 181 101 80 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 78.0% 81.3% 85.6% |
Further education | 77.0% 74.3% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 4.5% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 2.3% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 9.0% 5.6% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 4.1% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 7.9% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.0% 1.2% |