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The Harbour School
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- Portsmouth PO2 8RA
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| The quality of education | Requires Improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires Improvement |
| Personal development | Requires Improvement |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
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Academic Progress: Many pupils achieve meaningful qualifications, including GCSEs and vocational pathways.
Behaviour and Attitudes: Pupils' behavior and attitudes to learning vary widely across different campuses.
Support for Pupils Falling Behind: Immediate action is needed to address the ineffective curriculum model for those falling behind.
Academic Progress: Curriculum planning in core subjects is new; impact not fully evident
Behaviour and Attitudes: Inconsistencies remain across campuses; behaviour policy under review
Support for Pupils Falling Behind: New curriculum supports bespoke needs; focus on reading
Teacher Engagement: Staff vacancies are high, impacting consistency in approach and relationships between pupils and staff.
Impact of Teaching on Student Progress: SENCos and subject leaders positively impact the quality, but more coherence needed across all phases.
Strengths or Challenges with Teaching Staff: High staff turnover and use of supply agency staff disrupt consistency.
Teacher Engagement: Curriculum focus teams include senior and subject leaders
Impact of Teaching on Student Progress: Developing consistent approach to reading and phonics
Strengths or Challenges with Teaching Staff: 17 new staff join to stabilize team, vacancies persist
Opportunities for Parent Involvement: Few responses from parents indicate varied experiences at different sites.
Communication with Parents: Safeguarding actions sometimes omitted from records, indicating poor communication.
Parent Satisfaction: Parents' views mirror inspection findings: experiences at different sites are too varied.
Actions to Enhance Education Quality: Improvement planning and safeguarding processes improved
Handling Conflicts and Concerns: Leaders need to rationalize and simplify systems to manage conflicts effectively.
Actions to Enhance Education Quality: More needs to be done to address high staff turnover and improve premises.
Handling Conflicts and Concerns: Trust plans further repairs; focuses on stable environment
Managing Bullying and Ensuring Safety: Enhanced safeguarding training; swift action from DSL team
Promoting Pupils' Welfare and Safety: Streamlined safeguarding information recording
Managing Bullying and Ensuring Safety: The safeguarding policy is not consistently followed by all staff.
Behaviour and Attitudes of Pupils: Expectations of what is acceptable behavior are inconsistent.
Promoting Pupils' Welfare and Safety: Weaknesses in procedures hinder efforts to identify and address safeguarding concerns.
Extracurricular Activities & Clubs: Some pupils enjoy residential trips and The Prince’s Trust work.
Balancing Academics with Extracurriculars: Not all pupils benefit from extracurricular opportunities.
Outdoor Facilities: Tipner and Vanguard campuses are damaged and not fit for purpose.
Career Counselling Services: Effective careers education is in place, helping with college and apprenticeships.
Preparation for Next Key Stage: Reintegration programs support meaningful qualifications and future aspirations.
Support for SEND: Bespoke provision supports pupils with complex SEND effectively.
Subjects Offered: Many pupils achieve meaningful qualifications through both academic and vocational pathways, including GCSEs.
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About Us
The Harbour School is a All-through, Co-Ed school located in Hampshire, South East.
It has 101 students from age 5-19 yr with a student-teacher ratio of 2 : 1.
At this school, 3% of pupils achieved grade 5 or more at GCSE.
This school rated Inadequate by recent Ofsted inspection.
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| Phase of Education | All-through | All-through | All-through |
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| Type | Academies | Academies | Academies |
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| Ofset report | Inadequate | - | - |
| Age range | 5-19 | 4-16 | 2-19 |
| Gender | Co-Ed | Co-Ed | Co-Ed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Student teacher ratio | 2.3 | - | 6.3 |
| Proficient Math | - | - | - |
| Proficient Read | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above GCSE | 3% | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above A Level | - | - | - |
| Day Fees | - | - | - |
Secondary Exam Result
Discover school's performance with the Attainment 8 and Progress 8 scores. Attainment 8 reflects pupil achievement in 8 qualifications, while Progress 8 measures their progress from key stage 2 to 4, compared to peers across England.
| School scores | School | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Progress 8 score | -2.31 | This score shows how much progress pupils at this school made across 8 qualifications between the end of key stage 2 and the end of key stage 4. |
| Attainment 8 score | 5.5 | Schools get a score based on how well pupils have performed in up to 8 qualifications. |
Explore the percentage of pupils who attained grade 5 or higher & grade 4 or higher in their English and math GCSEs. This metric reflects their proficiency in these fundamental subjects.
| GCSE Results | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs | 3% | 19.5% | 30.03% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & Maths GCSEs | 3% | 31.61% | 43.07% |
The English Baccalaureate (EBacc) ensures your child's well-rounded education. It includes essential subjects like English, math, sciences, languages, and humanities.
| EBacc Results | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entering EBacc | 0% | 18.06% | 25.06% |
| Achieving the EBacc at grade 5 or above | 0% | 5.33% | 10.91% |
| Achieving the EBacc at grade 4 or above | 0% | 8.61% | 15.51% |
| EBacc average points score | 0.32 | 2.26 | 2.83 |
Find out where our Key Stage 4 graduates are going next. Explore their different paths after finishing school – whether it's sixth form, starting work, or other adventures as they move forward.
| Pupil destinations | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils staying in education or employment | 66% | 90.15% | 90.53% |
| Total number of pupils included in destination measures | 32 | 131 | 144 |
| Pupils staying in education | 59% | 83.69% | 84.16% |
| Further education college or other further education provider | 59% | 68.08% | 32.73% |
| School sixth forms | 0% | 4.85% | 29.8% |
| Sixth form colleges | 0% | 1.62% | 10.22% |
| Other education destinations | 0% | 9.23% | 11.43% |
| Pupils in apprenticeships | 0% | 2.54% | 2.8% |
| Pupils staying in employment | 6% | 3.92% | 3.59% |
Discover school's performance with the Attainment 8 and Progress 8 scores. Attainment 8 reflects pupil achievement in 8 qualifications, while Progress 8 measures their progress from key stage 2 to 4, compared to peers across England.
| School scores | School | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Progress 8 score | -2.74 | This score shows how much progress pupils at this school made across 8 qualifications between the end of key stage 2 and the end of key stage 4. |
| Attainment 8 score | 6.3 | Schools get a score based on how well pupils have performed in up to 8 qualifications. |
Explore the percentage of pupils who attained grade 5 or higher & grade 4 or higher in their English and math GCSEs. This metric reflects their proficiency in these fundamental subjects.
| GCSE Results | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs | 0% | 27.63% | 32.85% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & Maths GCSEs | 0% | 39.69% | 45.33% |
The English Baccalaureate (EBacc) ensures your child's well-rounded education. It includes essential subjects like English, math, sciences, languages, and humanities.
| EBacc Results | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entering EBacc | 0% | 22.94% | 24.94% |
| Achieving the EBacc at grade 5 or above | 0% | 7.88% | 13.02% |
| Achieving the EBacc at grade 4 or above | 0% | 12.94% | 17.19% |
| EBacc average points score | 0.33 | 2.84 | 2.97 |
Find out where our Key Stage 4 graduates are going next. Explore their different paths after finishing school – whether it's sixth form, starting work, or other adventures as they move forward.
| Pupil destinations | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils staying in education or employment | 59% | 88.77% | 90.4% |
| Total number of pupils included in destination measures | 22 | 127 | 141 |
| Pupils staying in education | 45% | 82.77% | 86.29% |
| Further education college or other further education provider | 41% | 42.62% | 34.03% |
| School sixth forms | 0% | 4.77% | 30.82% |
| Sixth form colleges | 5% | 27.08% | 10.38% |
| Other education destinations | 0% | 8.31% | 11.08% |
| Pupils in apprenticeships | 0% | 3.08% | 1.99% |
| Pupils staying in employment | 14% | 3.23% | 2.13% |
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Due to the pandemic, 2020 and 2021 Secondary school exam
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Exam Result Not Published
Due to the pandemic, 2020 and 2021 Secondary school exam
results were not published at school level.
Exam Result Not Published
Due to the pandemic, 2020 and 2021 Secondary school exam
results were not published at school level.
Exam Result Not Published
Due to the pandemic, 2020 and 2021 Secondary school exam
results were not published at school level.
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Holidays 2024/25
| Holidays | Date |
|---|---|
| Autumn Half Term Holidays | 28th Oct 2024 - 1st Nov 2024 |
| Winter Holidays | 23rd Dec 2024 - 3rd Jan 2025 |
| Spring Half Term Holidays | 17th Feb 2025 - 21st Feb 2025 |
| Spring Holidays | 7th Apr 2025 - 21st Apr 2025 |
| Summer Half Term Holidays | 26th May 2025 - 30th May 2025 |
| Summer Holidays | 23rd Jul 2025 - 29th Aug 2025 |
Terms Dates 2024/25
| Terms | Dates |
|---|---|
| Autumn Term | 2nd Sep 2024 - 27th Oct 2024 |
| Autumn Term-2 | 2nd Nov 2024 - 22nd Dec 2024 |
| Spring Term | 4th Jan 2025 - 16th Feb 2025 |
| Spring Term-2 | 22nd Feb 2025 - 6th Apr 2025 |
| Summer Term | 22nd Apr 2025 - 25th May 2025 |
| Summer Term-2 | 31st May 2025 - 22nd Jul 2025 |
Students Teachers
2 : 1
Student teacher ratio at The Harbour School
Local authority ratio 19 : 1