Best Secondary schools in Portsmouth

Top 20 by latest Ofsted graded judgements.

Summary

Outstanding: 2 Good: 6 Requires improvement: 1 Inadequate: 0

Earliest inspection

22 Apr 2013

Latest inspection

28 Jan 2025

These rankings use each school’s latest graded Ofsted inspection. Ungraded visits do not replace the most recent graded judgement.

1.

UTC Portsmouth
Secondary • University technical college • Portsmouth • PO2 9DU

Last inspected on 22 Jul 2021 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted.

Outstanding
2.

St Edmund's Catholic School
Secondary • Voluntary aided school • Portsmouth • PO1 1RX

Last inspected on 29 Feb 2016 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted.

Outstanding
3.

Trafalgar School
Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Portsmouth • PO2 9RJ

Last inspected on 23 Oct 2023 – graded Good by Ofsted.

Good
4.

Priory School
Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Southsea • PO4 0DL

Last inspected on 15 Jan 2023 – graded Good by Ofsted.

Good
5.

Castle View Academy
Secondary • Academy converter • Portsmouth • PO6 4QP

Last inspected on 21 Sep 2022 – graded Good by Ofsted.

Good
6.

The Portsmouth Academy
Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Portsmouth • PO1 5PF

Last inspected on 23 May 2017 – graded Good by Ofsted.

Good
7.

Admiral Lord Nelson School
Secondary • Academy converter • Portsmouth • PO3 5XT

Last inspected on 31 Mar 2017 – graded Good by Ofsted.

Good
8.

Springfield School
Secondary • Academy converter • Portsmouth • PO6 1QY

Last inspected on 22 Apr 2013 – graded Good by Ofsted.

Good
9.

Miltoncross Academy
Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Portsmouth • PO3 6RB

Last inspected on 9 Mar 2023 – graded Requires improvement by Ofsted.

Requires improvement
10.

Ark Charter Academy
Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Southsea • PO5 4HL

Last inspected on 28 Jan 2025 – graded Not judged by Ofsted.

Not judged