Portchester Community School
White Hart Lane, Portchester, Fareham, PO16 9BD
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Richard Carlyle
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- PD - Physical Disability
- Constituency
- Fareham and Waterlooville
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 860
- Pupils on roll
- 688
- URN
- 116418
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02392364399
About this school
Portchester Community School is a community secondary school in Fareham. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 688 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Portchester Community School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 133 | 135 | 136 |
| Attainment 8 score | 41.9 | 43.3 | 41.8 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.41 -0.65 to -0.16 | -0.28 -0.52 to -0.03 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 32% | 36.3% | 33.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 57% | 58.5% | 54.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 23% | 14.1% | 25.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Portchester Community School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Hampshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 41.9 | 37.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 43.3 | 37.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 41.8 | 37.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 684 |
| 2023/24 | 709 |
| 2024/25 | 692 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Portchester Community School compares
Portchester Community School ranked 48th of 67 secondary schools in Hampshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 45% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 41.8 | 9.6% | 28.8% | 688 | — |
| Castle View Academy | 35.6 | 15.9% | 55.3% | 757 | 0.8 miles |
| Cams Hill School | 52.5 | 7% | 13% | 1,265 | 1.5 miles |
| Bridgemary School | 33.8 | 10.7% | 39.3% | 814 | 2.5 miles |
| UTC Portsmouth | 48.3 | 8.6% | 20.6% | 491 | 2.6 miles |
| Trafalgar School | 43.5 | 8.2% | 38.7% | 1,031 | 2.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 28.76%
- English as an additional language
- 3.8%
- Overall absence
- 9.62%
- Persistent absence
- 29.15%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Castle View Academy0.8 miles
Secondary · Portsmouth
-
Cams Hill School1.5 miles
Secondary · Fareham
-
Bridgemary School2.5 miles
Secondary · Gosport
-
UTC Portsmouth2.6 miles
Secondary · Portsmouth
-
Trafalgar School2.6 miles
Secondary · Portsmouth
Other schools in Fareham
Portchester Community School ranks 4th of the 5 ranked secondary schools in Fareham.
- Cams Hill School Secondary
- Crofton School Secondary
- Fareham Academy Secondary
- The Henry Cort Community College Secondary
- Castle Primary School Primary
- Cornerstone CofE (VA) Primary School Primary
- Crofton Anne Dale Infant and Pre-School Primary
- Crofton Anne Dale Junior School Primary
- Crofton Hammond Infant School Primary
- Crofton Hammond Junior School Primary
- Harrison Primary School Primary
- Newtown Soberton Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Portchester Community School teach?
- Portchester Community School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Fareham.
- Who is the headteacher of Portchester Community School?
- The headteacher of Portchester Community School is Mr Richard Carlyle, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Portchester Community School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Portchester Community School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Portchester Community School?
- Portchester Community School has 688 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Portchester Community School full?
- Portchester Community School has capacity for 860 pupils and 688 on roll (80%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Portchester Community School a faith school?
- No. Portchester Community School has no designated religious character.
- Is Portchester Community School a selective school?
- No. Portchester Community School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- What SEN provision does Portchester Community School have?
- The schools register lists Portchester Community School's special educational needs provision as: PD - Physical Disability. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Portchester Community School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 41.9 in 2022/23 and 41.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Portchester Community School compare with other schools in Hampshire?
- Portchester Community School ranked 48th of 67 secondary schools in Hampshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 45% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Portchester Community School's absence rate?
- Portchester Community School's overall absence rate is 9.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Portchester Community School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Portchester Community School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.