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School Atlas lists 45 state primary schools, 10 state secondary schools, 1 all-through school, 5 special schools and 1 post-16 school or college in Portsmouth. It also lists 4 independent schools and 74 nurseries and other early-years settings.
Of the state primary, secondary and all-through schools, 8 have a religious character: 5 Roman Catholic and 3 Church of England.
Of the 56 state primary, secondary and all-through schools in Portsmouth, 26 hold an Ofsted overall-effectiveness grade from their last graded inspection: 1 Outstanding, 24 Good and 1 Requires improvement.
Ofsted stopped giving state schools a single overall grade in September 2024. Since November 2025 its report cards grade each area separately; 11 of these schools have had one.
We hold the catchment area for 7 schools in Portsmouth. Select a school on the map to see its area.
We also hold last-distance-offered records for 36 schools. That distance is not always a cut-off: at a school with places to spare it is simply the furthest applicant.