Special academy · Portsmouth
Mary Rose Academy
- Special
- Ages 2–19
- Sixth form
Term dates
Special academies can set their own term dates. Many follow Portsmouth council's dates, shown below as a guide, but check with the school, especially for INSET days.
2026/27
2027/28
Admissions
Places at special schools are usually arranged through an education, health and care (EHC) plan, agreed with the council.
Ofsted inspection
Report card, 6 January 2026. Ofsted now grades each area separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, with no single overall grade.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Sixth form
- Exceptional
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
Safeguarding standards: met.
From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.
About and location
- Type
- Special academy
- Phase
- Special
- Ages
- 2–19
- Pupils
- 201 (capacity 125)
- Gender
- Mixed
- Academy trust
- SOLENT ACADEMIES TRUST
- Phone
- 02392852330
- Address
- Gisors Road, Southsea, Portsmouth, PO4 8GT
School details from the Department for Education's register of schools (Open Government Licence). Report a correction.