UTC Portsmouth
Portsmouth, PO2 9DU · Portsmouth · secondary school
2nd of 10 secondary schools in Portsmouth we can score. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Narrow the comparison to the 924 schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 2.4/10 among them, against 4.0/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ofsted | 87 | 35% | 3.04 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 44.4 · 51 | 30% | 1.54 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | -0.47 · 17 | 25% | 0.43 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 48.3 · 63 | 10% | 0.63 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. In 2024/25, 44.4% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 48.3, compared to the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was -0.47 in 2023/24, indicating pupils did worse than those nationally who started from the same place. Narrow the comparison to the schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 2.4 out of 10 among them, against 4.0 out of 10 nationally. Ofsted rated the school Outstanding in November 2025.
Beyond the classroom. Pupils join clubs including UTC Junior Sports Leaders, Psychology, Electronics and Robotics, and Lego League. Sports options include Rugby and Skiing, with a trip to Saalbach-Hinterglem, Austria. Arts and technology activities cover 3D printing, Digital Media, CAD and CAM, and Soldering.
Getting in. The school has 493 pupils in a capacity of 600, leaving 107 spare places. This means the school has real spare room, so a place is likely and classes are smaller than it is built for.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils who need extra help to close the gap shown in the Progress 8 score? What specific support is available for students interested in the technical clubs like Electronics and Robotics? How do teachers manage class sizes given the significant number of spare places?
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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