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Mayville High School is a private secondary-stage school in Southsea, Portsmouth, with a published age range of 2-16.

Mayville High School
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Self-esteem, self-confidence and self-knowledge are the stated aims around which Mayville High School's provision is organised. The co-educational day route runs from nursery through the senior department for ages 2 to 16, across five locations along a residential road. It has no boarding or Sixth Form, and its structure is divided into nursery, pre-prep, junior and senior departments.
In November 2024, safeguarding, risk assessment, information and leadership standards were met. Safeguarding arrangements were implemented effectively, the safeguarding team reviewed practice regularly, concerns received appropriate action and technology filtering and monitoring systems were in place.
Risk assessments were followed for the sites, trips, visits and pupil welfare. Mayville is overseen by a board of trustees as a charitable trust, giving its small multi-site structure a defined governance model. The operational foundations matter as much as the age range when considering the provision.
The pupil context is also specific: 149 pupils were identified with special educational needs and/or disabilities, 16 had an education, health and care plan, and 36 had English as an additional language. Those figures sit alongside the school's emphasis on personal confidence and self-understanding; the November 2024 check covered specified standards rather than providing a full academic judgement.
Latest 2024/25 KS4 measures compared with Portsmouth and England.
Recent published Attainment 8 scores compared with Portsmouth and England.
GIAS confirms the school type and age range; fees, scholarships, bursaries and entrance assessments should be checked on the school's own website.
Independent schools do not use the local-authority grammar-school catchment model; check the school site for boarding, transport and eligibility rules.
Use the official admissions policy for the current priority order and eligibility rules.
Entrance assessment details are not part of the GIAS open data extract.
Apply direct to the school
Independent-school admissions are handled by the school rather than the local authority CAF.
Check school admissionsLatest inspection: 25 November 2024
Use the latest ISI report for inspection detail.
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FAQ
Mayville High School handles applications directly. Check the school website for registration dates, entrance assessments, interviews, fees, scholarships and bursaries.
1. Apply direct to the school: Independent-school admissions are handled by the school rather than the local authority CAF.
Use the school admissions page to confirm registration, assessment, interview and offer dates.
Mayville High School is currently rated Standards met following the latest published inspection dated 25 November 2024.