Mary Rose Academy
Academy special converter · Mixed · Portsmouth
Gisors Road, Portsmouth, PO4 8GT
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Outstanding
No graded inspection
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
87.0%
42.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
201
Capacity used
Over capacity161%
125 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Academy special converter
- Age range
- 2–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Faye Watton-Lawrence
- Address
- Gisors Road, Southsea, Portsmouth, PO4 8GT
- Phone
- 02392852330
- Local authority
- Portsmouth
- Ward / constituency
- Milton · Portsmouth South
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 140325
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 62% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 26% | — | — |
| SEN support | 11% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: SOLENT ACADEMIES TRUST
201 pupils · 125 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 26
06 January 2026
S5 Inspection · report card
Inclusion Strong standard Achievement Strong standard Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Strong standard Attendance and behaviour Strong standard Leadership and governance Strong standard Early years Strong standard Personal development and wellbeing Strong standard Post-16 provision Exceptional - 21
24 November 2021
Ungraded inspection
School remains Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 138 pupils
Attendance
87.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
13.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
42.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
5.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.5%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
Primary results by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 0% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 0% | 8% |
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in cohort | 18 | — |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.