Admiral Lord Nelson SchoolTrafalgar School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Portsmouth.
Summary of the comparison
Admiral Lord Nelson School and Trafalgar School are secondary schools in Portsmouth.
Admiral Lord Nelson School scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Trafalgar School scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Trafalgar School is ahead on our composite score.
Admiral Lord Nelson School was judged the expected standard and Trafalgar School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 41.5 for Admiral Lord Nelson School and 40.1 for Trafalgar School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Admiral Lord Nelson School (44.1 in 2021-22, 41.5 in 2025-26) and has held broadly level at Trafalgar School (39.8 in 2021-22, 40.1 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | PortsmouthAdmiral Lord Nelson School | PortsmouthTrafalgar School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D53/100 | D54/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 5th of 11 in Portsmouth | 4th of 11 in Portsmouth Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,245 | 1,031 | |
| Capacity | 1,250 | 1,000 | |
| Location | Portsmouth, PO3 5XT | Portsmouth, PO2 9RJ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 41.5 Stronger figure | 40.1 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 32.9% Stronger figure | 27.0% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 58.5% Stronger figure | 53.1% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 234 | 196 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,244 | 1,041 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 27.4% | 38.7% | |
| English as an additional language | 9.5% | 11.6% | |
| SEN support | 15.3% | 16.5% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.8% | 4.6% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.3% | 8.2% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 20.5% Stronger figure | 21.0% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Admiral Lord Nelson School
Trafalgar School
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