Portchester Community SchoolCams Hill School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Fareham.
Summary of the comparison
Portchester Community School and Cams Hill School are secondary schools in Fareham.
Portchester Community School scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Cams Hill School scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average). Cams Hill School is ahead on our composite score.
Portchester Community School was judged Good and Cams Hill School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 41.8 for Portchester Community School and 52.5 for Cams Hill School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Portchester Community School (43.5 in 2021-22, 41.8 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Cams Hill School (51.7 in 2021-22, 52.5 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | FarehamPortchester Community School | FarehamCams Hill School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D52/100 | C59/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 41st of 69 in Hampshire | 30th of 69 in Hampshire Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 692 | 1,237 | |
| Capacity | 860 | 1,056 | |
| Location | Fareham, PO16 9BD | Fareham, PO16 8AH | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 41.8 | 52.5 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 33.8% | 63.1% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 54.4% | 82.2% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 25.7% Stronger figure | 24.5% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.51 | 4.65 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 136 | 241 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 692 | 1,237 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 28.8% | 13.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 3.8% | 4.4% | |
| SEN support | 15.5% | 10.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 8.4% | 2.9% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.6% | 7.0% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 29.1% | 16.9% Stronger figure | 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
Cams Hill School
Full profiles: Portchester Community School · Cams Hill School