Mayfield School
Mayfield Road, Portsmouth, PO2 0RH
1,354 pupils · 93% of 1,450 capacity
- Phase
- All-through
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- THE SALTERNS ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Portsmouth
- Free school meals
- 35.5%
Ofsted
Inadequate (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 15 November 2022, published 2 February 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.97 first-choice applications per place (primary entry, Sept 2026 entry)
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.04 first-choice applications per place (secondary entry, Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 39 | 38 | 128 | 39 |
| Sept 2026 entry | 110 | 114 | 415 | 110 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 36 | 35 | 143 | 36 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 110 | 63 | 339 | 94 |
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
- The Bay Church of England School 19.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Chichester Free School 21.1 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- St Mark's Church of England School 27.1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- The Westgate School 33.1 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School 52.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Alderwood School 52.7 km · No overall grade (2024)
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.