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Admiral Lord Nelson School
Dundas Lane, Portsmouth PO3 5XT
Admiral Lord Nelson School is a non-selective academy. It has about 1,170 boys and girls aged between 11 and 16. In June 2022 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.
This school is a member of The Salterns Academy Trust. (Trafalgar School is also a member.)
Particular strengths include Admissions, Destinations and Finances. Relative weaknesses include Attendance and Environment.
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Distance
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Score Name
0.8Mayfield School
1.2Trafalgar School
1.2UTC Portsmouth
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1.4The Portsmouth Academy
1.7Springfield School
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2.0St Edmund's Catholic School
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3.0Purbrook Park School
3.3Castle View Academy
3.5Crookhorn College
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Admissions: About average. The occupancy rate is roughly average. There is no compulsory entrance exam.
Destinations: About average. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is roughly average. Show details
Finances: About average. The school budget has been roughly in balance
Disadvantaged pupils: About average. Progress up to age 16 is below average. Destinations at 16 are about average. There is no information for students aged 16-18.
Attainment: Below average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)
Environment: Below average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are very high, while crime is quite low.
Progress: Below average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)
Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix and ethnic representation are both slightly out of balance with the local community. Show details
Attendance: Below average. Pupil absence rates are very high and the incidence of persistent absence is quite high.
Sixth form: There is no sixth form at this school.

Schools often provide or emphasise different subjects, especially in fields such as languages and the arts. The charts below show the relative popularities of exam subjects commonly sat at this school.
Popular GCSE subjects
Proportions of pupils entering in 2023
No A-level data
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