Mayfield School
Mayfield Road, North End, Portsmouth, PO2 0RH
- Phase
- All-through
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE SALTERNS ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Ashley Howard
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Salterns Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Portsmouth North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,450
- Pupils on roll
- 1,354
- URN
- 150362
- Local authority
- Portsmouth
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02392693432
About this school
Mayfield School is an all-through academy in Portsmouth. It teaches children aged 4 to 16 and has 1,354 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
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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Inadequate
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Not effective
Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern: serious weaknesses.
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Mayfield School (URN 116463).
How Mayfield School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 5% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 11.4% | 32.7% | 1,354 | — |
| Cliffdale Primary Academy | — | 7.6% | 58% | 218 | 0.1 miles |
| King's Academy College Park (Junior) | — | 5.2% | 31.3% | 434 | 0.3 miles |
| King's Academy College Park (Infant) | — | 4.9% | 15.7% | 304 | 0.3 miles |
| Copnor Primary School | — | 5.3% | 22.4% | 632 | 0.5 miles |
| King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant) | — | 5.4% | 23.3% | 231 | 0.5 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
- 15 November 2022
-
Ungraded inspection report11 November 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 32.72%
- English as an additional language
- 12.5%
- Overall absence
- 11.36%
- Persistent absence
- 31.65%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cliffdale Primary Academy0.1 miles
Academies · Portsmouth
-
King's Academy College Park (Junior)0.3 miles
Primary · Portsmouth
-
King's Academy College Park (Infant)0.3 miles
Primary · Portsmouth
-
Copnor Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Portsmouth
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King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant)0.5 miles
Primary · Portsmouth
Other schools in Portsmouth
- 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
- Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School Primary
- Court Lane Infant Academy Primary
- Court Lane Junior Academy Primary
- Gatcombe Park Primary School Primary
- Highbury Primary School Primary
- King's Academy College Park (Infant) Primary
- King's Academy College Park (Junior) Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Mayfield School teach?
- Mayfield School teaches children aged 4 to 16. It is an all-through school in Portsmouth.
- Who is the headteacher of Mayfield School?
- The headteacher of Mayfield School is Mr Ashley Howard, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Mayfield School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Mayfield 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 Mayfield School?
- Mayfield School has 1,354 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 16.
- Is Mayfield School full?
- Mayfield School has capacity for 1,450 pupils and 1,354 on roll (93%), 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 Mayfield School a faith school?
- No. Mayfield School has no designated religious character.
- Is Mayfield School a selective school?
- No. Mayfield School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Mayfield School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Mayfield School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Mayfield School?
- Mayfield School is part of THE SALTERNS ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Mayfield School's absence rate?
- Mayfield School's overall absence rate is 11.4% in the latest published census.
- Does Mayfield School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Mayfield School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.