Portsmouth High School GDSTThe Portsmouth Grammar School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Portsmouth.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares Portsmouth High School GDST and The Portsmouth Grammar School.
Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 12.4 for Portsmouth High School GDST and 41.5 for The Portsmouth Grammar School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Portsmouth High School GDST (13.6 in 2021-22, 12.4 in 2024-25) and has fallen at The Portsmouth Grammar School (45.7 in 2021-22, 41.5 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | Portsmouth High School GDST | PortsmouthThe Portsmouth Grammar School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | Not scored | Not scored | |
| Local ranking | Not ranked | Not ranked | |
| Inspection | Independent School | Independent School | |
| School type | Other independent school | Other independent school | |
| Age range | 2-19 | 2-19 | |
| Gender | Girls | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 436 | 973 | |
| Capacity | 650 | 1,789 | |
| Location | PO5 3EQ | Portsmouth, PO1 2LN | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 12.4 | 41.5 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 0.0% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 0.0% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 0.0% | 0.0% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 0.10 | 2.86 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 55 | 156 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 44 | 133 | |
| A-level average points | 41.8 | 46.7 Stronger figure | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B+ | A- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 38.3 | 47.0 Stronger figure | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 15.0% | 48.0% Stronger figure | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 463 | 1,142 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| SEN support | 20.9% | 27.6% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.0% | 0.1% | |
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
A-level average points
Pupils on roll
Full profiles: Portsmouth High School GDST · The Portsmouth Grammar School