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Admiral Lord Nelson School

Portsmouth, PO3 5XTSecondaryAges 11–16MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Jun 2022
Progress 8
No data
First choices / offers
1.2×
More first choices than offers made
288 1st-choice / 248 offers made
Ranking
#2,351
of 3,141 nationally

About Admiral Lord Nelson School

Admiral Lord Nelson School is a state-funded secondary school in Portsmouth, South East, for pupils aged 11 to 16 for boys and girls. DfE data records 1,245 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 1,250.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (29 Jun 2022). the published Attainment 8 score was 40.4 for 2024/25. admissions data records 288 first-preference applications and 248 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.

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Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range11 to 16 years
GenderMixed
AddressDundas Lane, Portsmouth, Portsmouth, PO3 5XT
HeadteacherMr Christopher Doherty
Local AuthorityPortsmouth
Number of Pupils1,245
Free School Meals (FSM)28.3%
School Capacity1,245 / 1,250 (100% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

29 Jun 2022
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

Latest monitoring visit (29 Jun 2022): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 31 Mar 2017. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionPhysicalLearning DifficultyMulti-SensoryOther

Source: Department for Education. Confirm current provision with the school's SENCO.

School day

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Teaching hours

08:40 – 15:00

Source: alns.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Admiral Lord Nelson School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This is the overall judgement recorded under the inspection framework in use on the inspection date. Read the report and date before comparing it with newer inspections.