School Profile

The Portsmouth Grammar School

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South EastDayIndependentGBP 0-28k/yrEstimateISI · GoodTier 2Sixth Form
Profile Notes
The Portsmouth Grammar School is a fee-paying independent school for ages 2-19 in Portsmouth, South East. Currently has 1,142 pupils on roll and a sixth form. Religious affiliation: None. Admissions policy: z. (auto-generated from GIAS metadata; the school may have a fuller profile on its website)
PortsmouthPO1 2LNNational Curriculum
1,142 pupils (64% of 1,789 capacity) 655 boys / 487 girls
Official URN 116583 • LAESTAB 8516004
www.pgs.org.uk
Official Registration
StatusOpen
PhaseNot applicable
Establishment typeOther independent school
Statutory age2 - 19
Opened 30-09-1980 • Closed Still active
Destination Snapshot
Durham University11%2024
Imperial College London11%2024
London School of Economics and Political Science11%2024
University of Bath11%2024
University of Exeter11%2024
University of Manchester11%2024
University of Oxford11%2024
University of Southampton11%2024
University of Warwick11%2024
Inspection & quality signals
ISI inspection
ISI · GoodStandards: Met
Last inspected: 2025-09-23
Prestige score
166.8 / 233
Historical Links
No predecessor or successor relationship was found for this school in the current GIAS extract.
Evidence TrailCurated senior school destinations
School Path AIsenior_destinations_curated
Curated from each school's annual destinations report. Numbers are best-faith multi-year averages.
Government performance dataDfE EES • latest 2024/25
A Level2024/25 • 133 students
Avg points / entry46.76
% achieving AAB+48.0%
GCSE / KS42024/25
Attainment 841.5
EBacc avg points2.86
Eng & Maths 5+0.0%

Source: UK Department for Education — Explore Education Statistics. Independent schools that teach IGCSEs, Pre-U or the IB are NOT counted in standard GCSE league tables; their KS4 figures appear low for that reason.

Official Performance Snapshot
202425AcademicAbove average
Students 133 • APS 46.76 • Value added 0.32
202425A levelAbove average
Students 133 • APS 46.71 • Value added 0.33
202425Applied generalz
Students 133 • APS n/a • Value added n/a
202425E/M measuresz
Students 133 • APS n/a • Value added n/a
202425KS4 (GCSE) — All pupilsNo band
Students 156 • APS n/a • Value added n/a
202425Tech levelz
Students 133 • APS n/a • Value added n/a