Trafalgar School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 6 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
- 1041 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.8%
- Girls
- 47.2%
- First language not English
- 11.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 37.9%
- Persistent absence
- 19.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.5%
White British 79.1%
Mixed 5.8%
Other White 4.5%
African 2.7%
Indian 1.5%
Bangladeshi 1.2%
Other Asian 1.2%
Other 1.2%
Caribbean 1.1%
Unclassified 0.8%
Other Black 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 47%
Local authority average 42%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 37%
Local authority average 35%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 43.4
Local authority average 39.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.85
Local authority average 3.49
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Tourism | Technical Award | 13 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 11 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 23 |
| Biology | GCSE | 21 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 53 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 21 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 30 |
| English Language | GCSE | 170 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 168 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 29 |
Admissions
Trafalgar School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 199
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 269
- 2nd preference
- 216
- 3rd preference
- 126
- From another Local Authority
- 4
Offers
- 1st preference
- 170
- 2nd preference
- 23
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 227 106 121 |
| Year 8 | 220 113 107 |
| Year 9 | 216 125 91 |
| Year 10 | 204 109 95 |
| Year 11 | 174 97 77 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 81.0% 82.0% 85.5% |
Further education | 78.0% 73.0% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 3.5% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 5.3% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 2.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.6% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 7.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 5.0% 4.0% 3.0% |