Academy special converter Special Open

The Harbour School

Tipner Lane, Tipner, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO2 8RA

Ofsted: Requires improvement (last overall grade). Last inspected 18 March 2026.

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123
Pupils
80.5%
Free school meals
1 January 2021
Opened

About this school

The Harbour School is an Academy special converter serving special age pupils, located in Portsmouth, Hampshire. The school has 123 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Requires improvement (last overall grade). Last inspected 18 March 2026. The Head of School is Sian Lacey. The school is administered by Portsmouth local authority. It belongs to SOUTHERN EDUCATION TRUST. It opened in 1 January 2021.

School details

Head of School
Sian Lacey
Trust
SOUTHERN EDUCATION TRUST
Local authority
Portsmouth
Gender
Mixed
URN
147720

Admissions

Applications for places at The Harbour School are handled by the school or the local authority (Portsmouth). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

3.0
Attainment 8 · 2024-25
−2.31
Progress 8 · 2023-24
0%
Grade 5+ in English & maths · 2024-25
3%
Grade 4+ in English & maths · 2024-25
0.15
EBacc average point score · 2024-25
0%
Entering the EBacc · 2024-25
  • Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
  • Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
  • Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
  • EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.

Source: Department for Education school performance data. Check this school on GOV.UK →

SATs Performance (Key Stage 2)

0%
Meeting the expected standard · 2024-25
0%
Reaching the higher standard · 2024-25
  • The expected standard means pupils reached the level the Department for Education expects in reading, writing and maths combined by the end of primary school.
  • The higher standard means pupils achieved a high score in reading and maths and were working at greater depth in writing.

Source: Department for Education school performance data. Check this school on GOV.UK →

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