SCHOOL PROFILE

UTC Portsmouth: data, trends and context

UTC Portsmouth 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
143430
Phase
Secondary
Establishment type
University technical college
Status
Open
Local authority
Portsmouth
Region
South East
Trust
UTC PORTSMOUTH
Postcode
PO2 9DU
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
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Pupil and community context

Pupils on roll
491
FSM eligible
12.8%
EAL / First language other than English
1.2%
SEND (total)
14.9%
SEN Support
13.0%
EHCP
1.8%
White British
32.0%

Attendance and absence (2024/25)

Attendance rate
91.4%
Overall absence
8.6%
Persistent absence
21.8%
Severe absence
3.6%

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
6.5%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
3.7%
Permanent exclusion rate
0.20%

Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)

Attainment 8
48.3
English & maths grade 5+
44.4%
English & maths grade 4+
76.1%

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 UTC Portsmouth against 25 similar schools

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UTC Portsmouth 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.