Trafalgar School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Portsmouth · PO2 9RJ · Portsmouth
Ages 11–16
- Att837.8
- P8-0.2
- EM5+23%
- Absence9.9%
0.0 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: Strong standardURN 143430
UTC Portsmouth
University technical college · Portsmouth · PO2 9DU
Ages 14–19 · 491 pupils · Portsmouth
Ofsted
Strong standard
Attainment 8
49.2
Overall absence
7.2%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Strong standard
Inspection date
2025-11-18
- AchievementStrong standard
- Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
- InclusionStrong standard
- Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExceptional
- Leadership and governanceStrong standard
Safeguarding standards: Met
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8-0.47
−20+2
Attainment 849.2
English & maths grade 5+57%
English & maths grade 4+82%
EBacc entry0%
EBacc APS: 3.6
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence7.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)21.4%
Unauthorised1.1%
- Authorised absence
- 6.0%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 1.6%
- Enrolments in measure
- 248
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill82%
491 pupils · 600 places
- Pupils on roll
- 491
- Boys / girls
- 324 / 167
- School capacity
- 600
- Capacity fill
- 491 / 600 (82%)
- Free school meals
- 19.8%
- FSM pupils
- 49
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- University technical college
Age range
Ages 14–19
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Governance
- Academy trust: UTC PORTSMOUTH
- Academy trust
- UTC PORTSMOUTH
- Headteacher
- Mr James Doherty
Location
- Address
- London Road, Hilsea
- Postcode
- PO2 9DU
- Town
- Portsmouth
- County
- Hampshire
- Local authority
- Portsmouth
- District
- Portsmouth
- Constituency
- Portsmouth North
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed university technical college (secondary), Ages 14–19, in Portsmouth, Portsmouth, 491 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form. Free school meals: 19.8%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Admiral Lord Nelson School
Ofsted: Expected standardAcademy converter · Secondary
Portsmouth · PO3 5XT · Portsmouth
Ages 11–16
- Att841.3
- P8-0.3
- EM5+36%
- Absence9.1%
1.2 miles away
Springfield School
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy converter · Secondary
Portsmouth · PO6 1QY · Portsmouth
Ages 11–16
- Att843.7
- P8-0.1
- EM5+43%
- Absence9.4%
1.3 miles away
The Portsmouth Academy
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Portsmouth · PO1 5PF · Portsmouth
Ages 11–16
- Att834.8
- P8-1.1
- EM5+25%
- Absence12.4%
1.8 miles away
Miltoncross Academy
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Portsmouth · PO3 6RB · Portsmouth
Ages 11–16
- Att834.6
- P8-0.6
- EM5+22%
- Absence13.3%
2.1 miles away
Castle View Academy
Ofsted: Expected standardAcademy converter · Secondary
Portsmouth · PO6 4QP · Portsmouth
Ages 11–16
- Att834.2
- P8-0.6
- EM5+25%
- Absence16.5%
2.3 miles away
St Edmund's Catholic School
Ofsted: School remains OutstandingVoluntary aided school · Secondary
Portsmouth · PO1 1RX · Portsmouth
Ages 11–16
- Att855.6
- P80.7
- EM5+69%
- Absence4.8%
2.3 miles away
Priory School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Southsea · PO4 0DL · Portsmouth
Ages 11–16
- Att840.3
- P8-0.6
- EM5+34%
- Absence10.5%
2.5 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr James Doherty
- Telephone
- 02393120200