Portchester Community School is a secondary school located in Fareham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 04/07/2018. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.6%, which is 1.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: White Hart Lane, Fareham, PO16 9BD
Website: www.portchester.hants.sch.uk
Telephone: 02392364399
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Hampshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Richard Carlyle
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 116418

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 04/07/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 860
Number of Pupils: 668
Number of Boys: 341
Number of Girls: 327

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 14.2% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -0.78 Confidence interval -1.02 to -0.55
Of the 118 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 113 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:33%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:95%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:25%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:38.1
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.2
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Castle Primary School
Castle Street , Portchester PO16 9QQ 		3out of 4 441 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Red Barn Community Primary School
Linden Lea , Portchester PO16 8HJ 		4out of 4 1,102 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Northern Junior School
Richmond Rise , Portchester PO16 8DG 		3out of 4 1,160 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Northern Infant School
Richmond Rise , Portchester PO16 8DG 		3out of 4 1,160 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Wicor Primary School
Hatherley Crescent , Portchester PO16 9DL 		3out of 4 1,209 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Portchester Community School
White Hart Lane , Portchester PO16 9BD 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Castle View Academy
Allaway Avenue , Paulsgrove PO6 4QP 		2out of 4 1,399 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Cams Hill School
Shearwater Avenue , PO16 8AH 		4out of 4 2,640 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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