Secondary Schools in Portsmouth

We are really proud of our vibrant and inclusive learning community where staff, students and parents all work together to constantly strive for excellence and live up to our moto: Dare to Dream: Aim to Achieve. We explain our distinctive ethos in three values: Inclusivity, Wellbeing and High Expectations. We believe in creating a safe and inclusive environment where each student is encouraged to achieve their full potential. We foster a culture of respect, responsibility and kindness, where everyone is valued and supported.

Admiral Lord Nelson School – Dare to Dream, Aim to Achieve (alns.co.uk)

Tel: 023 9236 4536

Our vision: “Encourage one another, bear with one another and build each other up.” 1 Thessalonians 5:11. Through our Christian values of Truth, Compassion and Respect, we aim to enhance the lives of our school family and the wider world. We will learn to thrive through the teachings of Jesus to empower, enrich and educate so that we all flourish and explore life through our faithful community. We embrace all faiths and none and commit to making everyone welcome and a valued member of our diverse community. Being a Church of England school, we live out our Christian values every day in several ways. One of these is through our Collective Worship programme. Collective Worship allows us to take time every day to engage and reflect on our ethos and values. We gather every day to pause and consider the world around us. Our vision recognises that our students have challenges to face, and they need to be able to flourish through the education they are provided. As a diverse community, we needed to recognise that some of our cohort are faithless so our vision strives to ensure that despite this, we can help them explore their spirituality and live with one another in a happy and safe environment.

Ark Charter (charteracademy.org.uk)

Tel: 023 9282 4204

Our Values & Ethos: As an organisation, we are values based and expect everyone to work to our core values of determination, ambition and respect. Alongside these core values students have developed a ‘CVA Way’ which they expect each other to uphold all of the time. Our approach is underpinned by a sense of moral purpose and commitment to doing what is right for children and young people, supporting colleagues to achieve excellence and acting with integrity in all our dealings within and beyond the Academy, in the interests of young people everywhere. We summarise this ethos as Excellence in All We Do. This ethos underpins our core values: Ambition – to achieve the best for ourselves and others Determination – to overcome obstacles and reach success Respect – to treat those around us we want to be treated ourselves.

Home (castleviewacademy.org.uk)

Tel: 023 9237 0321

Mayfield is an inner-city, all-through school in the north end of Portsmouth. Being all-through, the school has year groups from Reception to Year 11, and is set within the heart of a thriving and diverse local community.  We have 1432 pupils (Primary 504, Seniors 928).

Mayfield School

Tel: 023 9269 3432

Our Vision: Miltoncross is an Academy at the heart of its community that enables outstanding achievement, develops the highest aspirations for all and provides first rate opportunities. Our motto is “FLOURISH” and this is what we expect for all adults and children who learn and work in Miltoncross Academy. Our Mission: To create and always maintain an academically aspirant school where children work hard and learn well. This is as a result of precision teaching in classrooms that are free from distractions. It is our fervent determination that all children will leave Miltoncross able to read well. Our Values: We intend that Miltoncross students are well prepared to compete for the best college and university places and then for the best careers. We intend that they can make the most of their world through living by some simple, yet key values. Our core values are those that we know really are vital to successful and happy adult lives, whatever our young people decide to do. We expect all of our students and staff to: Work hard, be Kind and to not make excuses for not doing those things always.

Miltoncross Academy 

Tel: 023 9273 8022

School Vision / Ethos: At Priory School, our values are simple: ‘enjoy, respect, achieve’ – and we encourage our students to become game-changers: resilient, ambitious, confident and independent people who are not afraid to do things differently. We have high expectations, and work hard to foster mutual trust between students, staff and parents. Through working individually and in teams, our students grow into happy, highly principled young people with a strong sense of self-worth, and a deep respect for others. Your child will also be offered some truly once-in-a-lifetimes experiences at Priory School. We have a broad programme of trips and visits both in the UK and overseas, as well as numerous outdoor education and co-curricular activities.

Home – Priory School (priorysouthsea.org)

Tel: 023 9281 9115

We are a strong, aspirational community founded on positive and respectful relationships; every individual is known and supported in their learning and personal development. We offer a rich curriculum and our commitment to promoting student leadership and co-construction means that students are actively engaged in developing the school and shaping their own learning. We have 1200 pupils.

Springfield School

Please contact Peter Dennett, the SEN Coordinator, at: Tel: 02392 379119, or contact@springfield.uk.net

St Edmund’s Catholic School is a faith orientated setting. Our shared Catholic values are central to our community as a learning environment both academically and socially, as individuals and together. Students attend the school as they want a spiritual education as part of their curriculum. RE is a compulsory subject. It is essential that those wishing to be part of our community can commit to our shared Catholic values and ethos and how this is manifested in our school life through both curricular and extra-curricular activities and events. St Edmund’s is a well presented, caring and organised setting which prides itself on creative and collaborative opportunities for pupil development. Our curriculum and the variety of learning experiences we offer at both Key Stage 3 and 4 is rich, varied and engaging. In association with Portsmouth City Council we are the Inclusion Centre for pupils with a Sensory Impairment (hearing &/ vision) who of secondary school age.  We have 1149 pupils.

St Edmund’s Catholic School – Home (saintedmunds.org.uk)

Prospective pupils and their families are able to visit the school during scheduled open events such as our ‘Open Morning’. Places at this event are prioritised for families who are considering choice of secondary setting for a child with an EHC Plan in year 5 or 6. The SEN team is available at these events.

Values & Ethos: RESPECT We will respect everyone’s right to learn, our school environment and the beliefs of others. We listen to each other. COMMUNITY We will be an active part of our school community, our local community and be global citizens. RESILIENCE We persevere in all that we do and welcome challenges that help us make progress. We will never give up so we can reach our full potential. We all support each other. ASPIRATION We will always be the best we can be. We will always try our hardest and aim high. We are lifelong learners. INCLUSION We will work positively and supportively with everyone showing respect whatever their beliefs, background, race, gender, abilities or religion.

Trafalgar School – Learning Today, Leading Tomorrow

Tel: 023 9269 3521

We are very proud of our school, which offers a wonderful education; full of opportunities for young people to ‘Aspire and Achieve’ in an environment of ‘Respect’. We believe strongly in nurturing children throughout their time at The Portsmouth Academy to build positive habits, develop an awareness of their strengths and support them in developing areas they would like to improve. We work with our students so that they are aspirational and ready for their next steps and, most importantly, understand their role and place both within their local community and beyond. We are unique in Portsmouth at specialising in teaching ‘thinking tools’, which help our students to develop their full potential.

Aspire, Achieve & Respect, The Portsmouth Academy

Tel: 0333 360 2200

University Technical College (UTC) offering science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) subjects for young people aged 14-19. We are passionate and committed to science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) subjects and offer an outstanding academic and technical learning environment for young people aged 14-19 years old. Alongside the national curriculum, UTC Portsmouth specialises in mechanical and electrical engineering and advanced manufacturing, offering engineering study programmes as well as A levels and GCSEs.

UTC Portsmouth

02393 120 200