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The Harbour School
All-through · Mixed · Ages 5–19 · Special academy
Tipner Lane, Tipner, Portsmouth PO2 8RA · theharbourschoolportsmouth.com · 023 9266 5664
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Mar 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 3
- average Attainment 8 score. Portsmouth 39.5, England 46
- Pupils
- 169
- 85% of 200 places
- Local authority
- Portsmouth
- Free school meals
- 82.8%
- First language not English
- 1.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 3, and 0% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Portsmouth it was 39.5, and across England 46.
In 2024/25, 0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Portsmouth it was 54%, and across England 62%.
Key stage 2 results
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼0% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲114 | 106 | ||
| ▼91 | 105 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 135308)
hidden: too few pupils to publish
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼3 | 46 | ||
| ▼0.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼3.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼0.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼0.15 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 135308)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Further education | 53.3 | −24.1 |
| Other education | 3.3 | — |
| Employment | 3.3 | +0.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 23.3 | +10.4 |
| Activity not captured | 16.7 | +10.2 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected The Harbour School on 18 March 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Urgent improvement
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Urgent improvement
- Attendance and behaviour: Urgent improvement
- Personal development and well-being: Urgent improvement
- Leadership and governance: Urgent improvement
- Inspected
- 18 Mar 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Urgent improvement |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Urgent improvement |
| Attendance and behaviour | Urgent improvement |
| Personal development and well-being | Urgent improvement |
| Leadership and governance | Urgent improvement |
Previously: graded inspection, no overall grade, Dec 2024
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 135308), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Dec 2024No overall grade
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective - Sept 2023Monitoring visitEffective action
Dec 2022Inadequate
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Not effective
Before September 2019
May 2019Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 135308)
Jun 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 135308)
Mar 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 135308)
What parents said
57% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (30 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 57%
- Positive
- 50%
- Replies
- 30
- 24% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 90% who raised concerns
based on 4 parents (13%) whose child was bullied
based on 29 parents (97%) with SEND