Schools in Portsmouth
There are 61 state-funded and grammar schools in Portsmouth. 3 are rated Outstanding and 34 Good by Ofsted. Each listing shows the year groups, Ofsted rating and how admissions work.
Applying for a place in Portsmouth
- Starting secondary school (Year 7) in September 2027: applications close on 31 October 2026. Offers are sent on 1 March 2027.
- Starting Reception in September 2027: applications close on 15 January 2027. Offers are sent on 16 April 2027.
- You apply through the council where you live, even for schools in a different area, and late applications are considered after on-time ones.
All schools in Portsmouth, by town
Portsmouth
- Admiral Lord Nelson School
Year 7 - Year 11 · PO3 5XT
Ofsted: Good - Ark Ayrton Primary Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · PO5 4LS
Ofsted: Good - Ark Dickens Primary Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · PO1 4PN
Ofsted: Good - Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery
Nursery - Year 6 · PO1 1FG
No rating on record - Beacon View Primary Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · PO6 3PS
Ofsted: Not judged - Castle View Academy
Year 7 - Year 11 · PO6 4QP
Ofsted: Good - Cliffdale Primary Academy
Reception - Year 6 · PO2 0SN
No rating on record - Copnor Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · PO3 5BZ
Ofsted: Not judged - Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School
Year 1 - Year 6 · PO2 9AX
Ofsted: Good - Court Lane Infant Academy
Reception - Year 2 · PO6 2PP
Ofsted: Good - Court Lane Junior Academy
Year 3 - Year 6 · PO6 2PP
Ofsted: Good - Gatcombe Park Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · PO2 0UR
Ofsted: Good - Highbury Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · PO6 2RZ
Ofsted: Good - King's Academy College Park (Infant)
Reception - Year 2 · PO2 0NT
Ofsted: Good - King's Academy College Park (Junior)
Year 3 - Year 6 · PO2 0NT
Ofsted: Not judged - King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant)
Reception - Year 2 · PO2 9NJ
Ofsted: Not judged - King's Academy Northern Parade (Junior)
Year 3 - Year 6 · PO2 9NE
Ofsted: Good - Langstone Primary Academy
Reception - Year 6 · PO3 6EZ
Ofsted: Good - Manor Infant and Nursery School
Nursery - Year 2 · PO1 5QR
Ofsted: Good - Mary Rose Academy
PO4 8GT
No rating on record - Mayfield School
Reception - Year 11 · PO2 0RH
Ofsted: Inadequate - Medina Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · PO6 3NH
Ofsted: Not judged - Meon Junior School
Year 3 - Year 6 · PO4 8NT
No rating on record - Milton Park Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · PO4 8ET
Ofsted: Good - Miltoncross Academy
Year 7 - Year 11 · PO3 6RB
Ofsted: Not judged - New Horizons Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · PO2 7JB
Ofsted: Good - Penbridge Infant School & Nursery
Nursery - Year 2 · PO1 5BG
Ofsted: Good - Penbridge Junior School
Year 3 - Year 6 · PO2 7RW
Ofsted: Good - Portsdown Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · PO6 3JL
Ofsted: Good - Redwood Park Academy
Year 7 - Year 11 · PO6 2RY
Ofsted: Outstanding - Solent Infant School
Reception - Year 2 · PO6 1DH
No rating on record - Solent Junior School
Year 3 - Year 6 · PO6 1HJ
No rating on record - Springfield School
Year 7 - Year 11 · PO6 1QY
Ofsted: Not judged - St Edmund's Catholic School
Year 7 - Year 11 · PO1 1RX
Ofsted: Outstanding - St George's Beneficial Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · PO1 3BN
Ofsted: Not judged - St John's Cathedral Catholic Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · PO1 1PX
Ofsted: Good - St Jude's CofE Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · PO1 2NZ
Ofsted: Good - St Paul's Catholic Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · PO6 4JD
Ofsted: Good - Stamshaw Infant Academy
Reception - Year 2 · PO2 8NW
Ofsted: Good - Stamshaw Junior School
Year 3 - Year 6 · PO2 8QH
Ofsted: Good - The Flying Bull Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · PO2 7BJ
Ofsted: Good - The Harbour School
PO2 8RA
Ofsted: Not judged - The Portsmouth Academy
Year 7 - Year 11 · PO1 5PF
Ofsted: Good - The Victory Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · PO6 4QP
Ofsted: Not judged - The Wymering School
Year 5 - Year 11 · PO6 3YB
No rating on record - Trafalgar School
Year 7 - Year 11 · PO2 9RJ
Ofsted: Good - UTC Portsmouth
PO2 9DU
Ofsted: Outstanding - Westover Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · PO3 6NS
Ofsted: Good - Wimborne Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · PO4 8DE
Ofsted: Good
Southsea
- Ark Charter Academy
Year 7 - Year 11 · PO5 4HL
Ofsted: Not judged - Bramble Infant School and Nursery
Nursery - Year 2 · PO4 0DT
No rating on record - Cottage Grove Primary School and Nursery
Nursery - Year 6 · PO5 1HG
Ofsted: Requires improvement - Craneswater Junior School
Year 3 - Year 6 · PO4 0PX
Ofsted: Good - Cumberland Infant School
Nursery - Year 2 · PO4 9HJ
Ofsted: Good - Devonshire Infant School
Reception - Year 2 · PO4 0AG
Ofsted: Good - Fernhurst Junior School
Year 3 - Year 6 · PO4 0AG
Ofsted: Good - Meon Infant School
Reception - Year 2 · PO4 8NT
Ofsted: Not judged - Moorings Way Infant School
Reception - Year 2 · PO4 8YJ
No rating on record - Priory School
Year 7 - Year 11 · PO4 0DL
Ofsted: Good - Southsea Infant School
Reception - Year 2 · PO5 2SR
Ofsted: Good - St Swithun's Catholic Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · PO5 2RG
No rating on record