Each school below shows how many of its pupils get SEN support or have an EHC plan. Open one for its most common needs, how it compares with England and Portsmouth, and questions to ask the SENCO.
46 schools
Share of pupils on SEN support and with an EHC plan, January 2026.
- Admiral Lord Nelson School Secondary · Portsmouth · Ages 11–16 SEN support 15.7%EHC plans 4.3%
- Ark Ayrton Primary Academy Primary · Portsmouth · Ages 2–11 SEN support 9.1%EHC plans 8.5%
- Ark Charter Academy Secondary · Southsea · Ages 11–16 SEN support 19.6%EHC plans 3.4%
- Ark Dickens Primary Academy Primary · Portsmouth · Ages 2–11 SEN support 15.5%EHC plans 4.3%
- Beacon View Primary Academy Primary · Portsmouth · Ages 3–11 SEN support 15.9%EHC plans 3.4%
- Bramble Infant School and Nursery Primary · Southsea · Ages 2–7 SEN support 7.4%EHC plans 3.1%
- Castle View Academy Secondary · Portsmouth · Ages 11–16 SEN support 18.5%EHC plans 4%
- Copnor Primary School Primary · Portsmouth · Ages 4–11 SEN support 9%EHC plans 3.5%
- Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School Primary · Portsmouth · Ages 5–11 SEN support 13.8%EHC plans 5.4%
- Cottage Grove Primary School and Nursery Primary · Southsea · Ages 2–11 SEN support 16.9%EHC plans 5.6%
- Court Lane Infant Academy Primary · Portsmouth · Ages 4–7 SEN support 12.7%EHC plans 6.1%
- Court Lane Junior Academy Primary · Portsmouth · Ages 7–11 SEN support 18.8%EHC plans 4%
- Craneswater Junior School Primary · Southsea · Ages 7–11 SEN support 10.8%EHC plans 5.3%
- Cumberland Infant School Primary · Southsea · Ages 2–7 SEN support 13.4%EHC plans 5.2%
- Fernhurst Junior School Primary · Southsea · Ages 7–11 SEN support 9.7%EHC plans 4%
- Gatcombe Park Primary School Primary · Portsmouth · Ages 4–11 SEN support 9.4%EHC plans 5.4%
- Highbury Primary School Primary · Portsmouth · Ages 0–11 SEN support 19.4%EHC plans 4.6%
- King's Academy College Park (Infant) Primary · Portsmouth · Ages 4–7 SEN support 7.9%EHC plans 2.3%
- King's Academy College Park (Junior) Primary · Portsmouth · Ages 7–11 SEN support 9.2%EHC plans 3.5%
- King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant) Primary · Portsmouth · Ages 4–7 SEN support 9.1%EHC plans 5.6%
- King's Academy Northern Parade (Junior) Primary · Portsmouth · Ages 7–11 SEN support 15.9%EHC plans 5.1%
- Langstone Primary Academy Primary · Portsmouth · Ages 4–11 SEN support 8.5%EHC plans 4.7%
- Manor Infant and Nursery School Primary · Portsmouth · Ages 2–7 SEN support 13.8%EHC plans 6.9%
- Mayfield School All-through · Portsmouth · Ages 4–16 SEN support 17.1%EHC plans 4.1%
- Medina Primary School Primary · Portsmouth · Ages 4–11 SEN support 17.2%EHC plans 5.4%
- Meon Infant School Primary · Southsea · Ages 4–7 SEN support 9.8%EHC plans 6%
- Meon Junior School Primary · Portsmouth · Ages 7–11 SEN support 21.7%EHC plans 3.6%
- Miltoncross Academy Secondary · Portsmouth · Ages 11–16 SEN support 21.6%EHC plans 3.4%
- Moorings Way Infant School Primary · Southsea · Ages 4–7 SEN support 11.2%EHC plans 7.8%
- New Horizons Primary School Primary · Portsmouth · Ages 4–11 SEN support 12.8%EHC plans 6.1%
- Penbridge Junior School Primary · Portsmouth · Ages 7–11 SEN support 23.1%EHC plans 3.8%
- Portsdown Primary School Primary · Portsmouth · Ages 2–11 SEN support 14.8%EHC plans 4.3%
- Priory School Secondary · Southsea · Ages 11–16 SEN support 13.2%EHC plans 3.1%
- Solent Infant School Primary · Portsmouth · Ages 4–7 SEN support 13%EHC plans 3%
- Solent Junior School Primary · Portsmouth · Ages 7–11 SEN support 18.1%EHC plans 4.7%
- Springfield School Secondary · Portsmouth · Ages 11–16 SEN support 15.4%EHC plans 2.6%
- St Edmund's Catholic School Secondary · Portsmouth · Ages 11–16 SEN support 11.2%EHC plans 2.7%
- St John's Cathedral Catholic Primary School Primary · Portsmouth · Ages 3–11 SEN support 12.7%EHC plans 7.6%
- St Jude's CofE Primary School Primary · Portsmouth · Ages 4–11 SEN support 14.7%EHC plans 5.2%
- St Paul's Catholic Primary School Primary · Portsmouth · Ages 3–11 SEN support 16.2%EHC plans 7.4%
- St Swithun's Catholic Primary School Primary · Southsea · Ages 2–11 SEN support 14.5%EHC plans 3.1%
- Stamshaw Infant Academy Primary · Portsmouth · Ages 4–7 SEN support 18.7%EHC plans 5.7%
- Stamshaw Junior School Primary · Portsmouth · Ages 7–11 SEN support 24.6%EHC plans 5.2%
- UTC Portsmouth Secondary · Portsmouth · Ages 14–19 SEN support 13%EHC plans 1.8%
- Westover Primary School Primary · Portsmouth · Ages 3–11 SEN support 10.2%EHC plans 2.2%
- Wimborne Primary School Primary · Portsmouth · Ages 4–11 SEN support 2.9%EHC plans 3.4%
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Questions parents ask
How many mainstream schools are there in Portsmouth?
Portsmouth has 46 state mainstream schools (37 primary, 8 secondary and 1 all-through or middle). In January 2026, at its primary schools, 14% of pupils got SEN support and 5.7% had an EHC plan (England: 15.4% and 4.1%); at its secondary schools, 17.3% of pupils got SEN support and 3.8% had an EHC plan (England: 14.1% and 3.5%).
Which mainstream schools in Portsmouth have an SEN unit or resourced provision?
Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery, Devonshire Infant School, Milton Park Primary School, Penbridge Infant School, Southsea Infant School, St George's Beneficial Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School, The Flying Bull Academy, The Portsmouth Academy, The Victory Primary School and Trafalgar School. They are listed with the area’s special schools.
How do I get SEN support at a mainstream school?
Talk to the class teacher and the school’s SENCO (special educational needs co-ordinator). Your child doesn’t need a diagnosis. If they need more help than the school can usually give, you or the school can ask Portsmouth council for an EHC needs assessment.
What do the figures mean?
SEN support is help in school without an EHC plan; an EHC plan is a legal plan from the council for children who need more. The figures show how many children a school supports, not how well, so talk to the SENCO and read the school’s SEN information report.
School data: DfE Get Information About Schools, SEN figures from DfE Special educational needs in England (the January school census), under the Open Government Licence. Postcode lookups by postcodes.io: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right, Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right, and National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right. Always check details and admissions with the school and your council.