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Mayfield School
All-through · Mixed · Ages 4–16 · Sponsored academy
Mayfield Road, North End, Portsmouth PO2 0RH · mayfield.portsmouth.sch.uk · 023 9269 3432
Overview
- Ofsted
- Inadequate
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2022
- GCSEs, 2023/24
- 34
- average Attainment 8 score. Portsmouth 39.5, England 45.9
- Last distance offered
- 1.13 mi
- 1.81 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Catchment and distance · Portsmouth Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,354
- 93% of 1,450 places
- Local authority
- Portsmouth
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery class
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 35.5%
- First language not English
- 14.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “Catchment and distance” went to a home 1.13 mi (1.81 km) from the school. Source: Portsmouth Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 114 families put the school first and 110 places were offered; 84% 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 | 110 | 114 | 1▲ | 84% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 110 | 63 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 109 | 78 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 120 | 115 | 1 | 94% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 108 | 146 | 1.4▲ | 73% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | All | |
| Year 7 – Catchment and distance | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.13 mi1.81 km | |
The council's table says all applicants were successful.
Results
In 2023/24 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 34, and 18.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Portsmouth it was 39.5, and across England 45.9.
Key stage 2 results
| 2024/25 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | ||
| Expected standard | n/a | 62% |
| Higher standard | n/a | 8% |
| Average scaled score | ||
| Reading | n/a | 106 |
| Maths | n/a | 105 |
| Grammar and spelling | n/a | 105 |
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | 46 | ||
| n/a | 45.4% | ||
| n/a | 64.8% | ||
| n/a | 40.5% | ||
| n/a | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 116463)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 2.6 | +1 |
| Sixth form college | 1 | +0.5 |
| Further education | 70.7 | −7 |
| Apprenticeship | 5.8 | −0.2 |
| Employment | 7.3 | +3.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.3 | −0.3 |
| Activity not captured | 5.2 | +3 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 116463)
Ofsted
Mayfield School was judged Inadequate at its last graded inspection, on 15 November 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Inadequate
- Inspected
- 15 Nov 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding not effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 116463)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Inadequate |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Nov 2021
Other inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 116463), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Nov 2023Monitoring visitEffective action
Nov 2021Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 116463)
Before September 2019
Sept 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 116463)
Jul 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 116463)