SCHOOL PROFILE

The Portsmouth Academy: data, trends and context

The Portsmouth Academy is a secondary school in Portsmouth. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.

School identity

URN
139714
Phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Academy sponsor led
Status
Open
Local authority
Portsmouth
Region
South East
Trust
THE THINKING SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST
Postcode
PO1 5PF
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
School website

Pupil and community context

Pupils on roll
1,203
FSM eligible
56.0%
EAL / First language other than English
31.3%
SEND (total)
27.2%
SEN Support
21.5%
EHCP
5.7%
White British
52.3%

Attendance and absence (2024/25)

Attendance rate
88.0%
Overall absence
12.0%
Persistent absence
31.4%
Severe absence
6.7%

Current benchmarks (2025/26 to date)

Secondary schools
ComparatorAttendanceOverall absenceUnauthorised
PortsmouthLocal authority90.1%9.9%4.8%
South EastRegion91.5%8.5%2.8%
EnglandEngland91.4%8.6%3.3%

Session-weighted year-to-date rates to 17 July 2026. Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics, pupil attendance (daily), published 6 August 2026. The school figures above are from a different published year, so no direct difference is shown.

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

Suspension rate
87.8%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
21.5%
Permanent exclusion rate
0.24%

Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)

Attainment 8
33.5
English & maths grade 5+
20.5%
English & maths grade 4+
40.6%

Data sources and last updated

  • Published Department for Education and Ofsted data.
  • Historical predecessor information is shown only where the DfE lineage record has been validated. It is clearly labelled as historical predecessor-establishment data.
  • Missing or suppressed values are shown as gaps, never as zero.
  • For interactive comparisons with 25 contextually similar schools, open this school in School DNA.
  • Profile last updated: 2026-07-07.

Contextual comparison

See The Portsmouth Academy against 25 similar schools

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The Portsmouth Academy is a secondary school in Portsmouth. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.