Councils · England · Portsmouth
Schools in Portsmouth, and the dates that matter.
Every state school in the council area — 46 primary, 11 secondary — with Portsmouth’s application deadlines, offer days, and where to apply. One page, kept current from official sources.
September 2027 entry · Sources: Primary scheme (PDF)
Primary · Reception 2027
15 January 2027
National deadline. Offers arrive 16 April. We suggest submitting by 8 January to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Portsmouth’s portal →Verify the exact date on the council’s scheme →Secondary · Year 7 2027
31 October 2026
National deadline. Offers arrive 1 March. Grammar tests, where they apply, happen even earlier. We suggest submitting by 24 October to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Portsmouth’s portal →Verify the exact date on the council’s scheme →01 / EVERY SCHOOL IN PORTSMOUTH
Find your shortlist.
All 66state and independent schools in the council area, straight from the Department for Education’s register. Open any school for admissions details, Ofsted history and open days.
Primary · 46
Ark Ayrton Primary Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Portsmouth
Ofsted · Good
Ark Dickens Primary Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Portsmouth
Ofsted · Good
Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Portsmouth
Ofsted · Good
Beacon View Primary Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Portsmouth
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Bramble Infant School and Nursery
Community school · Ages 2-7 · Mixed · Southsea
Ofsted · Good
Copnor Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Portsmouth
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Portsmouth
Ofsted · Good
Cottage Grove Primary School and Nursery
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Southsea
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Court Lane Infant Academy
Academy converter · Ages 4-7 · Mixed · Portsmouth
Ofsted · Good
Court Lane Junior Academy
Academy converter · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Portsmouth
Ofsted · Good
Craneswater Junior School
Community school · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Southsea
Ofsted · Good
Cumberland Infant School
Community school · Ages 4-7 · Mixed · Southsea
Ofsted · Good
Devonshire Infant School
Community school · Ages 4-7 · Mixed · Southsea
Ofsted · Good
Fernhurst Junior School
Community school · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Southsea
Ofsted · Good
Gatcombe Park Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Portsmouth
Ofsted · Good
Highbury Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Portsmouth
Ofsted · Good
King's Academy College Park (Infant)
Academy converter · Ages 4-7 · Mixed · Portsmouth
Ofsted · Good
King's Academy College Park (Junior)
Academy converter · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Portsmouth
Ofsted · Not judged
King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant)
Academy converter · Ages 4-7 · Mixed · Portsmouth
Ofsted · Not judged
King's Academy Northern Parade (Junior)
Academy converter · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Portsmouth
Ofsted · Good
Langstone Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Portsmouth
Ofsted · Good
Manor Infant and Nursery School
Community school · Ages 2-7 · Mixed · Portsmouth
Ofsted · Good
Mayfield School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 4-16 · Mixed · Portsmouth
Ofsted · Inadequate
Medina Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Portsmouth
Ofsted · Good
Meon Infant School
Academy converter · Ages 4-7 · Mixed · Southsea
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Meon Junior School
Academy converter · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Portsmouth
Ofsted · Good
Milton Park Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Portsmouth
Ofsted · Good
Moorings Way Infant School
Academy converter · Ages 4-7 · Mixed · Southsea
Ofsted · Good
New Horizons Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Portsmouth
Ofsted · Good
Penbridge Infant School & Nursery
Academy converter · Ages 2-7 · Mixed · Portsmouth
Ofsted · Good
Penbridge Junior School
Academy converter · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Portsmouth
Ofsted · Good
Portsdown Primary School
Community school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Portsmouth
Ofsted · Good
Solent Infant School
Academy converter · Ages 4-7 · Mixed · Portsmouth
Ofsted · Good
Solent Junior School
Academy converter · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Portsmouth
Ofsted · Good
Southsea Infant School
Community school · Ages 4-7 · Mixed · Southsea
Ofsted · Good
St George's Beneficial Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Portsmouth
Ofsted · Good
St John's Cathedral Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Portsmouth
Ofsted · Good
St Jude's CofE Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Portsmouth
Ofsted · Good
St Paul's Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Portsmouth
Ofsted · Good
St Swithun's Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Southsea
Ofsted · Good
Stamshaw Infant Academy
Academy converter · Ages 4-7 · Mixed · Portsmouth
Ofsted · Good
Stamshaw Junior School
Academy converter · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Portsmouth
Ofsted · Good
The Flying Bull Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Portsmouth
Ofsted · Good
The Victory Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Portsmouth
Ofsted · Not judged
Westover Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Portsmouth
Ofsted · Good
Wimborne Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Portsmouth
Ofsted · Good
Secondary · 11
Admiral Lord Nelson School
Academy converter · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Portsmouth
Ofsted · Good
Ark Charter Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Southsea
Ofsted · Not judged
Castle View Academy
Academy converter · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Portsmouth
Ofsted · Good
Mayfield School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 4-16 · Mixed · Portsmouth
Ofsted · Inadequate
Miltoncross Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Portsmouth
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Priory School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Southsea
Ofsted · Good
Springfield School
Academy converter · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Portsmouth
Ofsted · Good
St Edmund's Catholic School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Portsmouth
Ofsted · Outstanding
The Portsmouth Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Portsmouth
Ofsted · Good
Trafalgar School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Portsmouth
Ofsted · Good
UTC Portsmouth
University technical college · Ages 14-19 · Mixed · Portsmouth
Ofsted · Outstanding
Special & other · 10
City of Portsmouth College
Further education · Ages 16-99 · Mixed · Portsmouth
Not judged yet
Cliffdale Primary Academy
Academy special sponsor led · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Portsmouth
Ofsted · Outstanding
Madani Academy
Other independent school · Ages 5-16 · Mixed · Portsmouth
Ofsted · Good
Mary Rose Academy
Academy special converter · Ages 2-19 · Mixed · Portsmouth
Ofsted · Outstanding
Mayville High School
Other independent school · Ages 2-16 · Mixed · Southsea
Not judged yet
Portsmouth High School GDST
Other independent school · Ages 2-19 · Girls
Not judged yet
Redwood Park Academy
Academy special sponsor led · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Portsmouth
Ofsted · Outstanding
The Harbour School
Academy special converter · Ages 5-19 · Mixed · Portsmouth
Ofsted · Not judged
The Portsmouth Grammar School
Other independent school · Ages 2-19 · Mixed · Portsmouth
Not judged yet
The Wymering School
Free schools special · Ages 9-16 · Mixed · Portsmouth
Not judged yet
02 / HOW APPLYING WORKS HERE
One form, through Portsmouth.
If you live in Portsmouth, you apply through the council’s own portal — even for schools in another council’s area.
Preferences
List as many schools as the form allows — you’ll see the limit when you start your application. Rank in your true order; schools never see it.
Own-criteria schools
Some Portsmouth secondaries are academies or faith schools that set their own entry criteria — check each school’s page for extra forms before the deadline.
Plain-English guides
Primary admissions, explained
The 15 January deadline and how Reception offers work.
Secondary admissions, explained
The 31 October deadline and the traps that come earlier.
How school appeals work
Your right to appeal, and honest odds of success.
Waiting lists, explained
How they're ordered, and why positions move both ways.
03 / NEARBY
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