Secondary school

Springfield School

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  • ages 11–16
  • Mixed
  • Portsmouth
  • PO6 1QY
  • No sixth form
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected Apr 2025

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,605 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 80%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 38%38%2016/17: top 26%26% · 2016/172017/18: top 36%2018/19: top 48%2021/22: top 54%2022/23: top 76%2023/24: top 60%2024/25: top 80%No exams

Against South East

Attainment 839.8 · South East 463/10 Below−19.7 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths37.6% · South East 44.8%4/10 Below
EBacc point score3.6 · South East 44/10 Below−17.4 pts since 21/22
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.05 · South East +0.015/10 Middle+17.8 pts since 18/19
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 51.8 · 219 pupils · South East 50.92016/17: 50.5 · 226 pupils · South East 46.72017/18: 48.5 · 225 pupils · South East 46.72018/19: 46.6 · 213 pupils · South East 47.12021/22: 47.7 · 214 pupils · South East 49.12022/23: 40.7 · 201 pupils · South East 46.52023/24: 43.7 · 227 pupils · South East 46.22024/25: 39.8 · 213 pupils · South East 4651.839.8No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 47% · 226 pupils · South East 43%2017/18: 50% · 225 pupils · South East 43.5%2018/19: 45% · 213 pupils · South East 43%2021/22: 43% · 214 pupils · South East 51%2022/23: 30% · 201 pupils · South East 45%2023/24: 42.7% · 227 pupils · South East 45.9%2024/25: 37.6% · 213 pupils · South East 44.8%50%30%No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
207 of 207 who put it first2014 · 94.9%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st207207
2nd878
3rd514

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2006–2025

  • Personal developmentGood
  • Quality of educationGood
  • Behaviour and attitudesGood
  • Leadership and managementGood
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2006Goodas predecessor
  2. 2009Outstandingas predecessor
  3. 2013Goodas predecessor
  4. 2016Ungraded visitas predecessor
  5. 2019Remains Good
  6. 2025All areas Good

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,133
Free school meals (past 6 years)28.4%
First language not English10.8%
SEN support15.6%
EHC plan1.8%
Absence (sessions missed)9.7%
Persistently absent pupils24.5%

Girls 50.6%Boys 49.4%

99.8% full · 1,135 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 136 responses (12.2% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school80.2% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school78.7% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved69.9% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 64% not applicable57.1% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year73.5% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 17.6% not applicable71.4% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?26.5% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 26.5% who said Yes above50% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child83.1% agree
  • My child does well at this school82.3% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing79.4% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school94.1% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school86% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development67.6% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent75.7% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher15.8
Pupils per adult11.2
  • Classroom teachers 64.8
  • Leadership 7
  • Teaching assistants 13.1
  • Other support 30.6

Teachers 71.8 FTE · Whole workforce 115.5 · 135 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,014
Spend per pupil£7,021
Staff spend per pupil£5,608
Reserve per pupil£597
  • +£669,000revenue reserve
  • −£7,000in-year balance

Grants £7,434 · self-generated £20 · premises £345 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: THE DE CURCI TRUST (3 academies) · trust reserve £1,063,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

227 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained92.1%
  • Education87.2%
  • Apprenticeship3.5%
  • Employment1.3%
  • Not sustained5.7%
  • Unknown2.2%