The Portsmouth Academy
Contact details for the school

School Name: The Portsmouth Academy
Address: St Mary's Road
Town/City: Portsmouth
County: Hampshire
Postcode: PO1 5PF
Country: 1775092767
 Telephone Number: 0333 360 2200
Website:

Type of school

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-16)
Type: Academy sponsor led
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2013
Trust: The Thinking Schools Academy Trust
Sponsor: The Thinking Schools Academy Trust

Staff and pupils

Principal: Mr Assheton Woodall
Capacity: 1150
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 20 January 2022:
Number of pupils: 1128 (49% boys & 51% girls)
Enrollment: 98% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 42.2%

Location and administration

URN: 139714
DfE Number: 851/4002
UKPRN: 10041993
Region: South East (E12000008)
District: Portsmouth (E06000044)
Constituency: Portsmouth South (E14000884)
Electoral Ward: Fratton (E05002448)

Easting & Northing: 465276E, 100930N
Latitude & Longitude: 50° 48' 17.62" N 1° 4' 29.57" W
Plus Code: 9C2WRW3G+X2

External links

DfE Record: View record

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Nearby schools
  1. Madani Academy (0.2km)
  2. Manor Infant and Nursery School (0.3km)
  3. Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery (0.6km)
  4. Ark Dickens Primary Academy (0.6km)
  5. Penbridge Infant School & Nursery (0.6km)
  6. Penbridge Junior School (0.7km)
  7. St John's Cathedral Catholic Primary School (0.7km)
  8. The Flying Bull Academy (0.9km)
  9. New Horizons Primary School (1.0km)
  10. St Edmund's Catholic School (1.0km)
Associated schools

Same trust

Same sponsor Predecessor school†

† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged.
Governors

  • Mrs Gemma Ayton - Shared Local Governor - Establishment. Appointed on 1 February 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 1 February 2027.
  • Mr Jonathan Dunster - Shared Local Governor - Establishment. Appointed on 1 February 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 1 February 2027.
  • Mr Matthew Fleet - Shared Chair of Local Governing Body - Establishment. Appointed on 1 February 2023 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 1 February 2027.
  • Mr Matthew Fleet - Shared Local Governor - Establishment. Appointed on 1 February 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 1 February 2027.
  • Mrs Claire Jepson - Shared Local Governor - Establishment. Appointed on 1 February 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 1 February 2027.
  • Mr David Lycett - Shared Local Governor - Establishment. Appointed on 1 February 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 1 February 2027.
  • Mrs Alexandra Maxted - Shared Local Governor - Establishment. Appointed on 1 February 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 1 February 2027.
  • Mrs Sarah Roads - Shared Local Governor - Establishment. Appointed on 1 February 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 1 February 2027.
  • Mrs Tracy Rogers - Shared Local Governor - Establishment. Appointed on 1 February 2023 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 1 February 2027.
  • Mr Ankur Shah - Shared Local Governor - Establishment. Appointed on 1 February 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 1 February 2027.
  • Miss Natalie Sheppard - Shared Local Governor - Establishment. Appointed on 1 February 2023 (Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal). Term runs until 1 February 2027.
  • Mrs Zoe Williams - Shared Local Governor - Establishment. Appointed on 1 February 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 1 February 2027.