Castle View Academy
Allaway Avenue, Paulsgrove, Portsmouth, PO6 4QP
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- UNITED LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr David Oakes
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- United Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Portsmouth North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,000
- Pupils on roll
- 757
- URN
- 145372
- Local authority
- Portsmouth
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02392370321
About this school
Castle View Academy is a secondary academy in Portsmouth. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 757 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Castle View Academy, 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
- 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 | 96 | 107 | 117 |
| Attainment 8 score | 39.8 | 34.2 | 35.6 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.17 -0.45 to +0.12 | -0.56 -0.84 to -0.28 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 35% | 25.2% | 29.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 52% | 37.4% | 47% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 23% | 31.8% | 28.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
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 Castle View Academy 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 | 39.8 | 35.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 34.2 | 35.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 35.6 | 33.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 16.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 15.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 602 |
| 2023/24 | 687 |
| 2024/25 | 732 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Castle View Academy compares
Castle View Academy ranked 9th of 10 secondary schools in Portsmouth for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 28% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 1% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 35.6 | 15.9% | 55.3% | 757 | — |
| Portchester Community School | 41.8 | 9.6% | 28.8% | 688 | 0.8 miles |
| Cams Hill School | 52.5 | 7% | 13% | 1,265 | 2.0 miles |
| UTC Portsmouth | 48.3 | 8.6% | 20.6% | 491 | 2.3 miles |
| Trafalgar School | 43.5 | 8.2% | 38.7% | 1,031 | 2.3 miles |
| Springfield School | 39.8 | 9.7% | 28.4% | 1,133 | 2.9 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 55.33%
- English as an additional language
- 10.2%
- Overall absence
- 15.88%
- Persistent absence
- 41.89%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Portchester Community School0.8 miles
Secondary · Fareham
-
Cams Hill School2.0 miles
Secondary · Fareham
-
UTC Portsmouth2.3 miles
Secondary · Portsmouth
-
Trafalgar School2.3 miles
Secondary · Portsmouth
-
Springfield School2.9 miles
Secondary · Portsmouth
Other schools in Portsmouth
Castle View Academy ranks 7th of the 8 ranked secondary schools in Portsmouth.
- Admiral Lord Nelson School Secondary
- Miltoncross Academy Secondary
- Springfield School 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 ages does Castle View Academy teach?
- Castle View Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Portsmouth.
- Who is the headteacher of Castle View Academy?
- The headteacher of Castle View Academy is Mr David Oakes, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Castle View Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Castle View Academy, 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 Castle View Academy?
- Castle View Academy has 757 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Castle View Academy full?
- Castle View Academy has capacity for 1,000 pupils and 757 on roll (76%), 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 Castle View Academy a faith school?
- No. Castle View Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Castle View Academy a selective school?
- No. Castle View Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Castle View Academy part of an academy trust?
- Castle View Academy is part of UNITED LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Castle View Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 39.8 in 2022/23 and 35.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Castle View Academy compare with other schools in Portsmouth?
- Castle View Academy ranked 9th of 10 secondary schools in Portsmouth for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 28% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 1% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Castle View Academy's absence rate?
- Castle View Academy's overall absence rate is 15.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Castle View Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Castle View Academy'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.