Portchester Community SchoolCastle View Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Portchester Community School and Castle View Academy are secondary schools.
Portchester Community School scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Castle View Academy scores 44 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Portchester Community School is ahead on our composite score.
Portchester Community School was judged Good and Castle View Academy was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 41.8 for Portchester Community School and 35.6 for Castle View Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Portchester Community School (43.5 in 2021-22, 41.8 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Castle View Academy (42.8 in 2021-22, 35.6 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | FarehamPortchester Community School | PortsmouthCastle View Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D52/100Stronger figure | D44/100 | |
| Local ranking | 41st of 69 in Hampshire | 8th of 11 in Portsmouth | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Community school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 692 | 732 | |
| Capacity | 860 | 1,000 | |
| Location | Fareham, PO16 9BD | Portsmouth, PO6 4QP | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 41.8 Stronger figure | 35.6 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 33.8% Stronger figure | 29.1% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 54.4% Stronger figure | 47.0% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 25.7% | 28.2% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.51 Stronger figure | 3.11 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 136 | 117 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 692 | 732 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 28.8% | 55.3% | |
| English as an additional language | 3.8% | 10.2% | |
| SEN support | 15.5% | 15.2% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 8.4% | 4.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.6% Stronger figure | 15.9% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 29.1% Stronger figure | 41.9% | 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
Castle View Academy
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