The Harbour School
Catchment Area, Reviews and Key Information

Primary & Secondary
Post 16
Special school
PUPILS
106
AGES
5 - 19
GENDER
Mixed
TYPE
Academy special converter

How Does The School Perform?

Inadequate
NATIONAL AVG. 2.09
Ofsted Inspection
(19/09/2023)
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84.1%
NATIONAL AVG. 17.7%
Persistent Absence
1.9%
NATIONAL AVG. 22.0%
Pupils first language
not English
71.7%
NATIONAL AVG. 25.9%
Free school meals
9.4%
NATIONAL AVG. 13.5%
Pupils with SEN support
Tipner Lane
Tipner
Portsmouth
PO2 8RA
02392665664

School Description

Many pupils enjoy coming to this school. Others do not. The behaviour of some pupils is exceptional. The behaviour and attitudes to learning of others are not. Unsurprisingly, pupils have mixed views about their school because their experiences vary so widely across the different campuses. One pupil said that staff are ‘here for me, when my mind is not clear’. Other pupils voiced that the school is a safe place for them and that they would not change much about any aspect. However, variations in the quality of provision and inconsistent expectations of staff across the different sites of the school mean that it is difficult to identify or describe an overarching ethos or culture as things presently stand at The Harbour School. On a more encouraging note, suspensions are falling, though the staff survey confirmed that pupils’ conduct can be challenging at times. Senior leaders aspire to make the positive changes required, but more needs to be done to realise their ambitions. This is exemplified by some pupils enjoying regular residential trips or their work with The Prince’s Trust, helping them to develop the crucial life skills they will need in the future. Sadly, not all pupils benefit from such opportunities yet. Responses to the Ofsted Parent View survey were few. Those parents that left comments mirrored what the inspection team found. Namely, the experiences of pupils at the different sites of this school are too varied. More needs to be done by leaders, staff, parents and pupils alike, to make this a consistently good school at each campus.

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