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Springfield School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Central Road, Drayton, Portsmouth PO6 1QY · springfield.uk.net · 023 9237 9119
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 39.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Portsmouth 39.5, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Portsmouth Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,133
- 100% of 1,135 places
- Local authority
- Portsmouth
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 31.2%
- First language not English
- 9.4%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- The De Curci Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Portsmouth Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 207 families put the school first and 225 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 225 | 207 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 239 | 190 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 228 | 184 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 207 | 167 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 198 | 159 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 39.8, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼39.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼37.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼56.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲53.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.60 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 116461)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 1.8 | +0.9 |
| Sixth form college | 9.7 | +7.4 |
| Further education | 75.8 | −4.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.5 | −3 |
| Employment | 1.3 | −2.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.7 | +1 |
| Activity not captured | 2.2 | +1.3 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Springfield School on 23 April 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 23 Apr 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Oct 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Mar 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Mar 2009Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
76% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (136 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 76%
- Replies
- 136
- 12% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on the 36% who had a child bullied
based on 35 parents (26%) with SEND