Portchester Community School
White Hart Lane, Fareham, PO16 9BD
688 pupils · 80% of 860 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Free school meals
- 31%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — 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 30 January 2024, published 6 March 2024. 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 | 41.8 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 33.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 54.4% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 25.7% |
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 — 0.93 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 106 | 99 | 214 | 106 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 106 | 102 | 194 | 105 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 116 | 107 | 232 | 115 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 130 | 107 | 217 | 125 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 127 | 119 | 207 | 127 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 119 | 118 | 182 | 119 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 127 | 126 | 207 | 127 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 137 | 134 | 217 | 136 |
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
- Castle View Academy 1.3 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Cams Hill School 2.4 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Bridgemary School 4 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- Trafalgar School 4.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- UTC Portsmouth 4.2 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2025)
- King's Academy Brune Park 4.2 km · Inadequate (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.