Springfield School
Central Road, Drayton, Portsmouth, PO6 1QY
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE DE CURCI TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms S F Spivey
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Portsmouth North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,135
- Pupils on roll
- 1,133
- URN
- 144192
- Local authority
- Portsmouth
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02392379119
About this school
Springfield School is a secondary academy in Portsmouth. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,133 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- 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 | 201 | 227 | 213 |
| Attainment 8 score | 40.7 | 43.7 | 39.8 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.49 -0.69 to -0.29 | -0.05 -0.24 to +0.13 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 30% | 42.7% | 37.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 57% | 62.1% | 56.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 54% | 60.4% | 53.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
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 Springfield 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 | Portsmouth average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 40.7 | 35.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 43.7 | 35.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 39.8 | 33.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,075 |
| 2023/24 | 1,103 |
| 2024/25 | 1,118 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Springfield School compares
Springfield School ranked 6th of 10 secondary schools in Portsmouth for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 38% 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 | 39.8 | 9.7% | 28.4% | 1,133 | — |
| Purbrook Park School | 47.7 | 7.8% | 21.5% | 921 | 1.2 miles |
| UTC Portsmouth | 48.3 | 8.6% | 20.6% | 491 | 1.3 miles |
| Trafalgar School | 43.5 | 8.2% | 38.7% | 1,031 | 1.3 miles |
| Admiral Lord Nelson School | 40.4 | 8.3% | 27.4% | 1,245 | 1.7 miles |
| Crookhorn College | 42.6 | 8.1% | 27.6% | 943 | 1.9 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 28.44%
- English as an additional language
- 10.8%
- Overall absence
- 9.69%
- Persistent absence
- 24.46%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Purbrook Park School1.2 miles
Secondary · Waterlooville
-
UTC Portsmouth1.3 miles
Secondary · Portsmouth
-
Trafalgar School1.3 miles
Secondary · Portsmouth
-
Admiral Lord Nelson School1.7 miles
Secondary · Portsmouth
-
Crookhorn College1.9 miles
Secondary · Waterlooville
Other schools in Portsmouth
Springfield School ranks 5th of the 8 ranked secondary schools in Portsmouth.
- Admiral Lord Nelson School Secondary
- Castle View Academy Secondary
- Miltoncross Academy Secondary
- St Edmund's Catholic School Secondary
- The Portsmouth Academy Secondary
- Trafalgar School Secondary
- UTC Portsmouth 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 year groups does Springfield School teach?
- Springfield School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Portsmouth.
- Who is the headteacher of Springfield School?
- The headteacher of Springfield School is Ms S F Spivey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Springfield School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Springfield 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 big is Springfield School?
- Springfield School has 1,133 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Springfield School full?
- Springfield School has capacity for 1,135 pupils and 1,133 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 Springfield School a faith school?
- No. Springfield School has no designated religious character.
- Is Springfield School a selective school?
- No. Springfield School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Springfield School?
- Springfield School is part of THE DE CURCI TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Springfield School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 40.7 in 2022/23 and 39.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Springfield School rank locally?
- Springfield School ranked 6th of 10 secondary schools in Portsmouth for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 38% 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 Springfield School's absence rate?
- Springfield School's overall absence rate is 9.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Springfield School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Springfield 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 10 July 2026.