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Mayfield School

Mayfield Road, North End, Portsmouth, PO2 0RH

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Inadequate

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedInadequate
Attendance89.2%
AttainmentProgress 8: -0.80
AdmissionsUsually oversubscribed
Pupils1432

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Inadequate

Inspection history

  1. Previous gradedGood

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

View on Ofsted

School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in PO2. Where we have them, council (Portsmouth) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
1432
Free school meals
30.4%
0.1% above district average (30.3%)

Also: Portsmouth 33% · England 24%

SEN
21%
6.8% below district average (27.8%)

Also: Portsmouth 20.6% · England 19.6%

EAL
12.5%
7.7% below district average (20.2%)
Attendance
89.2%
4.2% below district average (93.4%)

Also: Portsmouth 92.4% · England 93.4%

Persistent absence
30%
Attainment
Progress 8: -0.80

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the PO2 average; the darker bar is this school.

Trends over time

We do not have multi-year attendance or attainment figures for this school in the current DfE extracts.

Admissions

Demand signal
Usually oversubscribed
Published capacity (GIAS)
1420
Pupils on roll
1432

Indicative signal from published roll versus GIAS capacity. Not applications versus offers, and not a guarantee of a place.

Published admission number (PAN) and applications versus offers are not in our national datasets yet. Use your council booklet.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Portsmouth page.

SEN support

SEN %
21%
On-site provision
None listed in GIAS

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Sept 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
  • School photos are not shown yet. Schools will be able to add one later.
  • Methodology · Data updates