Fee-paying schools in PO1, Portsmouth

4 fee-paying schools sit within 3 miles of central PO1, the nearest being The Portsmouth Grammar School at 0.7 mi, 2 of them selective, 1 single-sex. Nearest first; each age range is the school's own statutory range, which decides whether it takes a given year group.

School	Distance	Ages	Takes
The Portsmouth Grammar School	0.7 mi	2 to 19	All-through
Madani Academy	0.7 mi	5 to 16	All-through Selective
Portsmouth High School GDST	0.8 mi	2 to 19	All-through Girls
Mayville High School	1.2 mi	2 to 16	All-through Selective

No Ofsted grades here, and that is not a bad sign. Fee-paying schools like The Portsmouth Grammar School are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate rather than Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed, so no rating exists for us to show. Fees are not open data either.

The state schools alongside them

PO1 also holds 36 state primary and 9 state secondary schools, with Ofsted ratings and exam results. The full school breakdown for PO1 →

Checking a specific address

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Common questions

How many private schools are there in PO1?

4 fee-paying schools within 3 miles of central PO1, Portsmouth, from the Department for Education's register. Each one's age range, whether it selects and how full it is are listed on this page.

Do private schools in PO1 have Ofsted ratings?

No, and a blank rating is not a bad sign. Fee-paying schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate rather than Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed, so no rating exists for us to show.

Are private schools in PO1 selective?

2 of the 4 select on ability at entry, according to their admissions policy on the register. The rest do not, though most fee-paying schools still assess applicants in some way.

Are there single-sex private schools in PO1?

1 of the 4 take boys only or girls only. The rest are mixed.

Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools. Read how every figure here is sourced on the methodology page. If something looks wrong, tell us and it goes on the accuracy log.