Mayfield School
All-through · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Portsmouth
Mayfield Road, Portsmouth, PO2 0RH
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Inadequate
Graded 15/11/2022
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
88.6%
31.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,354
Capacity used
Nearly full93%
1,450 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
35 of 35 families who put it first got an offer
36
Places offered
143
Total applications
4.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 35 | 35 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 47 | 1 | ● 2% |
| 3rd preference | 30 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 31 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 143 | 36 | 25% |
Portsmouth lets families list 6 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- All-through
- Age range
- 4–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Ashley Howard
- Address
- Mayfield Road, North End, Portsmouth, PO2 0RH
- Phone
- 02392693432
- Local authority
- Portsmouth
- Ward / constituency
- Copnor · Portsmouth North
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 150362
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 36% | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | — | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE SALTERNS ACADEMY TRUST
1,354 pupils · 1,450 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
15 November 2022
Full graded inspection
Inadequate overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Requires improvement Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective No Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate - 21
11 November 2021
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,346 pupils
Attendance
88.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
11.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
31.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
6.3%
Absences the school didn't approve
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Portsmouth council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
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.