Trafalgar School
London Road, Portsmouth, PO2 9RJ
1,031 pupils · 103% of 1,000 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- THE SALTERNS ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Portsmouth
- Free school meals
- 41.6%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 6 June 2023, published 23 October 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 43.5 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 37.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 64.7% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 47.1% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.86 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 224 | 192 | 650 | 224 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 199 | 269 | 698 | 199 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 215 | 240 | 612 | 215 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 225 | 196 | 447 | 218 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 215 | 201 | 342 | 215 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 211 | 190 | 350 | 202 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 195 | 184 | 371 | 195 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 215 | 207 | 407 | 215 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- UTC Portsmouth 0 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2025)
- Admiral Lord Nelson School 1.9 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Springfield School 2.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- The Portsmouth Academy 2.9 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Miltoncross Academy 3.4 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Castle View Academy 3.6 km · Good (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.