The Harbour School
Special schoolThe Harbour School is a special school in Portsmouth, for pupils aged 5 to 19. It had 169 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met, special measures
- Inspection
- Report card, 18 March 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Urgent improvement
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Urgent improvement
- Attendance and behaviour
- Urgent improvement
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Urgent improvement
- Early years
- Not applicable
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Urgent improvement
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 0% of pupils at The Harbour School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 54% in Portsmouth and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at The Harbour School was 6.4, against 39.3 in Portsmouth and 46.2 in England.
2.9% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Portsmouth | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 54% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 3% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 114 | 104 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 91 | 103 | 105 |
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Portsmouth | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 6.4 | 39.3 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 2.9% | 34.1% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 8.8% | 55.1% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 34 | – | – |
- The Harbour School teaches pupils with needs that most schools' pupils do not have, often in very small year groups, so its results are not a fair comparison with mainstream schools. They are not shown on the map.
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Stamshaw Junior SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), November 2023. 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)240 m
- Stamshaw Infant AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, September 2023630 m
- Corpus Christi Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), May 2024. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)800 m
- King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant)Primary. Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade1.1 km
- King's Academy Northern Parade (Junior)Primary. Good (overall), October 2023. 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- The Flying Bull AcademyPrimary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 17% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.4 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Portsmouth
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).