UTC Portsmouth
London Road, Hilsea, Portsmouth, PO2 9DU
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- University technical college
- Ages
- 14 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- UTC PORTSMOUTH
- Headteacher
- Mr James Doherty
- Constituency
- Portsmouth North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 600
- Pupils on roll
- 491
- URN
- 143430
- Local authority
- Portsmouth
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02393120200
About this school
UTC Portsmouth is a secondary school in Portsmouth. It teaches children aged 14 to 19 and has 491 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected UTC Portsmouth, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Exceptional
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Post-16 provision
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 117 | 124 | 117 |
| Attainment 8 score | 50.6 | 49.2 | 48.3 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.08 -0.34 to +0.18 | -0.47 -0.73 to -0.20 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 50% | 57.3% | 44.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 72% | 82.3% | 76.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 2% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.8 | 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 UTC Portsmouth 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 | 50.6 | 35.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 49.2 | 35.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 48.3 | 33.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 456 |
| 2023/24 | 467 |
| 2024/25 | 493 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How UTC Portsmouth compares
UTC Portsmouth ranked 2nd of 10 secondary schools in Portsmouth for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 70% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48.3 | 8.6% | 20.6% | 491 | — |
| Trafalgar School | 43.5 | 8.2% | 38.7% | 1,031 | 0.0 miles |
| Admiral Lord Nelson School | 40.4 | 8.3% | 27.4% | 1,245 | 1.2 miles |
| Springfield School | 39.8 | 9.7% | 28.4% | 1,133 | 1.3 miles |
| The Portsmouth Academy | 33.5 | 12% | 55.8% | 1,203 | 1.8 miles |
| Miltoncross Academy | 36.3 | 11.8% | 42.6% | 983 | 2.1 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report18 November 2025
- 29 June 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 20.58%
- English as an additional language
- 2.6%
- Overall absence
- 8.61%
- Persistent absence
- 21.77%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Trafalgar School0.0 miles
Secondary · Portsmouth
-
Admiral Lord Nelson School1.2 miles
Secondary · Portsmouth
-
Springfield School1.3 miles
Secondary · Portsmouth
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The Portsmouth Academy1.8 miles
Secondary · Portsmouth
-
Miltoncross Academy2.1 miles
Secondary · Portsmouth
Other schools in Portsmouth
UTC Portsmouth ranks 2nd of the 8 ranked secondary schools in Portsmouth.
- Admiral Lord Nelson School Secondary
- Castle View Academy Secondary
- Miltoncross Academy Secondary
- Springfield School Secondary
- St Edmund's Catholic School Secondary
- The Portsmouth Academy Secondary
- Trafalgar School Secondary
- Ark Ayrton Primary Academy Primary
- Ark Dickens Primary Academy Primary
- Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery Primary
- Beacon View Primary Academy Primary
- Copnor Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does UTC Portsmouth teach?
- UTC Portsmouth teaches children aged 14 to 19. It is a secondary school in Portsmouth.
- Who is the headteacher of UTC Portsmouth?
- The headteacher of UTC Portsmouth is Mr James Doherty, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has UTC Portsmouth been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected UTC Portsmouth, 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 UTC Portsmouth?
- UTC Portsmouth has 491 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 14 to 19.
- Is UTC Portsmouth full?
- UTC Portsmouth has capacity for 600 pupils and 491 on roll (82%), 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 UTC Portsmouth a faith school?
- No. UTC Portsmouth has no designated religious character.
- Is UTC Portsmouth part of an academy trust?
- UTC Portsmouth is part of UTC PORTSMOUTH. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have UTC Portsmouth's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 50.6 in 2022/23 and 48.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does UTC Portsmouth compare with other schools in Portsmouth?
- UTC Portsmouth ranked 2nd of 10 secondary schools in Portsmouth for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 70% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is UTC Portsmouth's absence rate?
- UTC Portsmouth's overall absence rate is 8.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are UTC Portsmouth's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, UTC Portsmouth'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 2 July 2026.