Castle View Academy
Allaway Avenue, Portsmouth, PO6 4QP
757 pupils · 76% of 1,000 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- UNITED LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- Portsmouth
- Free school meals
- 58.1%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — 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 7 June 2022, published 21 September 2022. 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 | 35.6 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 29.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 47% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 28.2% |
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 — 0.92 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 129 | 119 | 207 | 125 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 166 | 120 | 199 | 131 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 175 | 154 | 229 | 165 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 149 | 136 | 182 | 142 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 137 | 123 | 149 | 128 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 122 | 121 | 153 | 121 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 126 | 120 | 147 | 122 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 113 | 103 | 133 | 107 |
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
- Portchester Community School 1.3 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Cams Hill School 3.3 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Trafalgar School 3.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- UTC Portsmouth 3.6 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2025)
- Springfield School 4.6 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Purbrook Park School 5.2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · 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.