Admiral Lord Nelson School
Dundas Lane, Portsmouth, PO3 5XT
1,245 pupils · 100% of 1,250 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- THE SALTERNS ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Portsmouth
- Free school meals
- 28.2%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 9 June 2026, published 8 July 2026. 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 | 40.4 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 34% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 60.2% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 76.8% |
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?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.16 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 248 | 288 | 792 | 248 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 249 | 341 | 748 | 249 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 249 | 305 | 642 | 249 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 255 | 269 | 576 | 255 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 243 | 237 | 411 | 243 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 246 | 271 | 449 | 246 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 246 | 239 | 465 | 246 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 216 | 212 | 452 | 216 |
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
- UTC Portsmouth 1.9 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2025)
- Trafalgar School 1.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Miltoncross Academy 2 km · No overall grade (2025)
- The Portsmouth Academy 2.2 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Springfield School 2.8 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Priory School 3.1 km · Good (2022) · 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.