Admiral Lord Nelson School
Academy converter · 1,245 pupils
85% stayed in education · Attainment 8 40.4
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Springfield School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,133of 1,135 places
- Free school meals
- 31.2%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 213
- Ofsted
- School remains Good, 23 April 2025Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Springfield School (URN 116461, until 1 April 2017).
What the data says
Springfield School has no sixth form. Of the 201 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 9% moved to a sixth form college, 70% to a further education college and 8% started an apprenticeship.
German is unusually popular at GCSE: 23% of the year group took it, against 5% of pupils across England.
Apprenticeships are a real route from here: 8% of leavers started one, roughly twice the England figure of 3%.
GCSE results in 2025 were below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 39.8 against 46.1 across England and 39.5 in Portsmouth, with 38% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Portsmouth and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Springfield School | Portsmouth | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 201 | 2,031 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 92% | 88% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 81% | 82% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 2% | 3% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 9% | 5% | 13% |
| — further education college | 70% | 72% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 8% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 5% | 8% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 3% | 4% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Springfield School | Portsmouth | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 39.8 | 39.5 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 38% | 35% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 57% | 56% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 54% | 42% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.60 | 3.50 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 26% | 39% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 26.9 | 29.8 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 44.3 | 45.6 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 11% | 19% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 209 | 98% | 88% | 11% | 22% | 63% |
| English Language | 208 | 98% | 89% | 13% | 20% | 64% |
| English Literature | 183 | 86% | 86% | 11% | 21% | 72% |
| Combined Science | 117 | 55% | 65% | 1% | 9% | 32% |
| History | 108 | 51% | 41% | 31% | 26% | 56% |
| Geography | 80 | 38% | 41% | 20% | 25% | 56% |
| Physics | 79 | 37% | 23% | 16% | 46% | 92% |
| Biology | 79 | 37% | 23% | 25% | 45% | 94% |
| Chemistry | 79 | 37% | 23% | 18% | 47% | 92% |
| French | 64 | 30% | 18% | 8% | 29% | 36% |
| Design and Technology | 54 | 25% | 11% | 24% | 23% | 70% |
| German | 50 | 23% | 5% | 26% | 33% | 86% |
| Sociology | 41 | 19% | 4% | 24% | 21% | 66% |
| Statistics | 38 | 18% | 5% | 42% | 20% | 95% |
| Physical Education | 38 | 18% | 11% | 13% | 24% | 71% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 35 | 16% | 8% | 6% | 21% | 63% |
| Photography | 33 | 15% | 6% | 15% | 19% | 64% |
| Media Studies | 27 | 13% | 4% | 15% | 20% | 56% |
| Fine Art | 22 | 10% | 9% | 32% | 28% | 82% |
| Computer Science | 22 | 10% | 13% | 9% | 30% | 55% |
| Religious Studies | 22 | 10% | 31% | 23% | 32% | 82% |
| Drama | 16 | 8% | 7% | 44% | 27% | 75% |
| Music | 12 | 6% | 5% | 25% | 33% | 83% |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | 20 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 8 | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.