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Admiral Lord Nelson School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Dundas Lane, Portsmouth PO3 5XT · alns.co.uk · 023 9236 4536
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jun 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 40.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Portsmouth 39.5, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 1.07 mi
- 1.72 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Portsmouth Council
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,245
- 100% of 1,250 places
- Local authority
- Portsmouth
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 28.2%
- First language not English
- 9.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 1.07 mi (1.72 km) from the school. Source: Portsmouth Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 288 families put the school first and 248 places were offered; 81% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 248 | 288 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 249 | 341 | 1.4▲ | 67% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 249 | 305 | 1.2▲ | 77% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 255 | 269 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 243 | 237 | 1 | 96% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.07 mi1.72 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 40.4, and 34% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Portsmouth it was 39.5, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼40.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼34.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼60.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲76.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.75 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 1.4 | +0.9 |
| Sixth form college | 1.4 | +0.4 |
| Further education | 75.8 | −2.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.2 | −4.9 |
| Employment | 4.2 | +0.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9.3 | +5.3 |
| Activity not captured | 3.7 | +0.7 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Admiral Lord Nelson School on 9 June 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 9 Jun 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jun 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jun 2022Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Mar 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Mar 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (199 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 199
- 18% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 79% who raised concerns
based on the 42% who had a child bullied
based on 28 parents (14%) with SEND