UTC PortsmouthSpringfield School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Portsmouth.

Summary of the comparison

UTC Portsmouth and Springfield School are secondary schools in Portsmouth.

  • UTC Portsmouth scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Springfield School scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average). UTC Portsmouth is ahead on our composite score.

  • UTC Portsmouth was judged strong and Springfield School was judged the expected standard.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 48.3 for UTC Portsmouth and 39.8 for Springfield School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at UTC Portsmouth (57.2 in 2021-22, 48.3 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Springfield School (47.7 in 2021-22, 39.8 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

UTC Portsmouth versus Springfield School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure PortsmouthUTC PortsmouthPortsmouthSpringfield SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC59/100Stronger figureD54/100
Local ranking2nd of 11 in Portsmouth Stronger figure4th of 11 in Portsmouth
InspectionOfsted: StrongStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeUniversity technical college Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range14-19 11-16
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll493 1,118
Capacity600 1,135
LocationPortsmouth, PO2 9DU Portsmouth, PO6 1QY
GCSE results
Attainment 848.3 Stronger figure39.8 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths44.4% Stronger figure37.6% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths76.1% Stronger figure56.8% 64.8%
Entering EBacc0.0% 53.5% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score3.53 3.60 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort117 213
A-level results
A-level entries94 Not reported
A-level average points29.5 Not reported35.0
A-level average gradeC Not reported
Best 3 A-levels points30.0 Not reported35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects18.2% Not reported17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census493 1,118
Free school meals (ever 6)20.6% 28.4%
English as an additional language2.6% 10.8%
SEN support3.3% 15.6%
SEN with an EHC plan1.0% 1.8%
Attendance
Overall absence8.6% Stronger figure9.7% 6.2%
Persistent absence21.8% Stronger figure24.5% 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.

UTC Portsmouth

Springfield School

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