Springfield School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Good Apr 23 2025 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
- 144192
- Address
- Central Road, Drayton, PO6 1QY
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1118 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.4%
- Girls
- 50.6%
- First language not English
- 10.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 28.1%
- Persistent absence
- 23.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.6%
White British 82.5%
Mixed 3.6%
Other White 2.7%
African 2.6%
Indian 2.5%
Other Asian 2.3%
Bangladeshi 1.9%
Pakistani 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Unclassified 0.3%
Caribbean 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 54%
Local authority average 42%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 38%
Local authority average 35%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 39.7
Local authority average 39.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.59
Local authority average 3.49
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 22 |
| Biology | GCSE | 79 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 79 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 22 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 54 |
| English Language | GCSE | 208 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 183 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 35 |
| French | GCSE | 64 |
| Geography | GCSE | 80 |
Admissions
Springfield School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 239
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 190
- 2nd preference
- 103
- 3rd preference
- 47
- From another Local Authority
- 11
Offers
- 1st preference
- 190
- 2nd preference
- 34
- 3rd preference
- 11
- To another Local Authority
- 4
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 224 110 114 |
| Year 8 | 232 109 123 |
| Year 9 | 214 103 111 |
| Year 10 | 234 121 113 |
| Year 11 | 214 109 105 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 81.0% 82.0% 85.5% |
Further education | 70.0% 73.0% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 3.5% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 9.0% 5.3% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 2.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 8.0% 3.6% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 7.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 4.0% 3.0% |