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Trafalgar School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
London Road, Hilsea, Portsmouth PO2 9RJ · trafalgarschool.org.uk · 023 9269 3521
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 43.5
- average Attainment 8 score. Portsmouth 39.5, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 1.72 mi
- 2.76 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Portsmouth Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,031
- 31 over 1,000 places · 103%
- Local authority
- Portsmouth
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 41.6%
- First language not English
- 13%
- 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 1.72 mi (2.76 km) from the school. Source: Portsmouth Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 192 families put the school first and 224 places were offered; 98% 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 | 224 | 192 | 0.9 | 98% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 199 | 269 | 1.4▲ | 63% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 215 | 240 | 1.1▲ | 79% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 225 | 196 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 215 | 201 | 0.9 | 95% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.72 mi2.76 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 43.5, and 37.6% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼43.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼37.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ●64.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲47.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.86 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 1.7 | — |
| Further education | 77.7 | +0.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.4 | −1.3 |
| Employment | 1.7 | −5.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 11.2 | +5.7 |
| Activity not captured | 4.5 | −0.2 |
Ofsted
Trafalgar School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 6 June 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 6 Jun 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2018
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 116497), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
May 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Jan 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 116497)
What parents said
88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (113 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 88%
- Replies
- 113
- 12% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 85% who raised concerns
based on the 49% who had a child bullied
based on 31 parents (27%) with SEND