Portchester Community SchoolBridgemary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Portchester Community School and Bridgemary School are secondary schools.
Portchester Community School scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Bridgemary School scores 25 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Portchester Community School is ahead on our composite score.
Portchester Community School was judged Good and Bridgemary School was judged in need of attention.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 41.3 for Portchester Community School and 31.4 for Bridgemary School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Portchester Community School (43.5 in 2021-22, 41.3 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Bridgemary School (34.8 in 2021-22, 31.4 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | FarehamPortchester Community School | GosportBridgemary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D52/100Stronger figure | F25/100 | |
| Local ranking | 43rd of 69 in Hampshire Stronger figure | 65th of 69 in Hampshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: GoodStronger figure | Ofsted: Needs attention | |
| School type | Community school | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 688 | 814 | |
| Capacity | 860 | 1,200 | |
| Location | Fareham, PO16 9BD | Gosport, PO13 0JN | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 41.3 Stronger figure | 31.4 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 28.9% Stronger figure | 15.7% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 53.9% Stronger figure | 35.8% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 128 | 159 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 692 | 791 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 28.8% | 39.3% | |
| English as an additional language | 3.8% | 5.3% | |
| SEN support | 15.5% | 9.7% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 8.4% | 3.9% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.6% Stronger figure | 10.7% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 29.1% Stronger figure | 30.5% | 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.
Portchester Community School
Bridgemary School
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