Portsmouth High School GDST
25 Kent Road, Southsea, PO5 3EQ
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 2 to 19
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Parker
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Portsmouth South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 650
- Pupils on roll
- 436
- URN
- 116581
- Local authority
- Portsmouth
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02392826714
About this school
Portsmouth High School GDST is a girls' independent school in Portsmouth. It teaches children aged 2 to 19 and has 436 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Portsmouth High School GDST under its current framework. 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
Portsmouth High School GDST has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 1882, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 66 | 62 | 55 |
| Attainment 8 score | 11.7 | 10.8 | 12.4 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
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 Portsmouth High School GDST has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Portsmouth average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.7 | 35.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 10.8 | 35.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 12.4 | 33.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 511 |
| 2023/24 | 495 |
| 2024/25 | 463 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 0
- Pupils on SEN support
- 49
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Portsmouth Grammar School0.4 miles
Independent schools · Portsmouth
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University of Portsmouth0.5 miles
Universities · Portsmouth
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Mayville High School0.7 miles
Independent schools · Southsea
-
Madani Academy1.4 miles
Independent schools · Portsmouth
-
Mary Rose Academy1.7 miles
Academies · Portsmouth
Common questions
- What ages does Portsmouth High School GDST teach?
- Portsmouth High School GDST teaches children aged 2 to 19. It is an independent school in Portsmouth.
- Who is the headteacher of Portsmouth High School GDST?
- The headteacher of Portsmouth High School GDST is Mrs Sarah Parker, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Portsmouth High School GDST been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Portsmouth High School GDST under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Portsmouth High School GDST?
- Portsmouth High School GDST has 436 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 19.
- Is Portsmouth High School GDST full?
- Portsmouth High School GDST has capacity for 650 pupils and 436 on roll (67%), 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 Portsmouth High School GDST a faith school?
- No. Portsmouth High School GDST has no designated religious character.
- How have Portsmouth High School GDST's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 11.7 in 2022/23 and 12.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Portsmouth High School GDST's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Portsmouth High School GDST'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 24 July 2026.