On March 1, 2023, parents and children who are currently in year 6 found out if they had managed to get into their preferred secondary school with many delighted but some left disappointed.
Across the Portsmouth schools, there were a total of 2,149 applications made to the ten schools in the city. Of that number, 87.2 percent of children received their first choice, and 97.3 percent were able to get a place at one of their top three school choices.
Hampshire County Council has also released the secondary school admissions in the Havant, Gosport, Waterlooville, Fareham and Hayling area which has revealed how many people applied to the schools, how many got into these schools and how many had resourced provision places.
Here are the amount of applications made to each school, based on the equal preference system, and how many students got a place. The figures do not include applications to private schools.
1. Oversubscribed Schools
Stock school image, photo from Ben Birchall Press Association Photo: Ben Birchall
2. Admiral Lord Nelson School, Portsmouth
576 applications were made to get into Admiral Lord Nelson School. 298 were considered and 255 were offered a place. Photo credit: Google Street View Photo: Google
3. Ark Charter Academy School, Portsmouth
248 applications were made to get into Ark Charter Academy School. 148 were considered and 148 were offered a place. Photo credit: Google Street View Photo: -
4. Castle View Academy, Portsmouth
183 applications were made to get into Castle View Academy. 150 were considered and 150 were offered a place. Photo credit: Google Street View Photo: Google Street View