Mayfield School
All-through · Portsmouth · PO2 0RH
Data updated
Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system
This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.
Ofsted placed this school in a statutory category of concern, serious weaknesses, at the inspection of 15 November 2022. It stands until a later inspection lifts it.
Inspected 15 November 2022
Read the Ofsted report ↗At a glance
1,354 pupils · 93% of 1,450 capacity (January 2026 census)
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Age range
- 4–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 35.5% of pupils (January 2026)
- English as additional language
- 12.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
- SEN support
- 17.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
- EHC plan
- 3.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
- URN
- 150362
In figures
For September 2026 entry, 114 families named it first for 110 Year 7 places, 1.04 first choices per place. We hold 2 Year 7 admissions rounds for it, 2025 to 2026; none was decided by a published distance. Ofsted last graded it Inadequate on 15 November 2022, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 9.8% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.
Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026
0.97 first-choice applications per place39 places offered · 38 first-choice applications · roughly balanced
Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured
Admissions demand: Year 7 entry, September 2026
1.04 first-choice applications per place110 places offered · 114 first-choice applications · oversubscribed
Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured
Catchment area
Catchment area: defined priority area. Inside it, last place at 1.127 miles for 2026 entry.
Admissions cutoff distance: Year 7
Cutoff by admission criterion (2026 entry)
- Catchment
- 1.127 miles
Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work
Compare admissions across the area: Portsmouth school admissions · the wider Portsmouth authority
Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)
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GCSE results (2024/2025)
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Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means
Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)
White British 76% (Portsmouth 65%, England 59%) · Any other White background 6% (Portsmouth 7%, England 7%) · Black African 4% (Portsmouth 7%, England 5%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Portsmouth 2%, England 3%) · Asian Indian 2% (Portsmouth 2%, England 4%) · Any other Asian background 2% (Portsmouth 2%, England 3%) · Asian Bangladeshi 2% (Portsmouth 3%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Portsmouth 2%, England 2%) · Not recorded 1% (Portsmouth 4%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Portsmouth 1%, England 1%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (Portsmouth 2%, England 3%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Portsmouth 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Portsmouth 1%, England 2%) · other groups together 2%
Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures
Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)
Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)
4.85 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, secondary schools: 21.24 suspensions and 0.23 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Portsmouth: 32.45 suspensions and 0.11 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils
Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Teacher retention (2024/25)
76% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 6% moved to another state school · 17% left the state-funded sector
Vacancies (November 2025)
0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, secondary academies: 0.45% vacant, 0.33% temporary
Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)
78% of teachers took sickness absence, 9.4 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days
Teacher pay (November 2025)
Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £46,966; 13% on the leadership pay range · England, secondary schools: £53,766, 11.3%
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Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted
The area around the school
- Child poverty (IDACI)
- 9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
- Overall deprivation (IMD)
- 8/10less deprived than most of England
| Census 2021 | This area | England |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with a degree or higher | 25.5% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 18.3% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 31.4% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 11.6% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 49% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 87% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 1.9% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 11.1% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 1.5% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 3.9% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 19.1% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 12.5% | 23.5% |
These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01017049 · how to read area figures
What homes cost nearby
- Median sale price
- £274,000796 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
- Typical range
- £227,500–£320,000the middle half of sales
- England median
- £300,000all sales over the same period
Homes around this school are cheaper than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.
Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Roads around the school
- Child pedestrian casualties
- 4an urban school averages 2.0
- Collisions at school-run times
- 8an urban school averages 5.7
- All reported collisions
- 48an urban school averages 30.5
- Of those, serious or fatal
- 11an urban school averages 6.1
A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted
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