I hope this website will give you a flavour of Portsmouth High School and the myriad of opportunities available to our girls. We are proud of the history and reputation of our school, founded in 1882, and of our continuing excellence in both the academic and wider curriculum.

For your daughter to achieve her potential, the school's pastoral care needs to be first class. You can be confident that here at Portsmouth High School, we emphasise this element of school life, ensuring that we nurture a girl's self-esteem, giving her the confidence to pursue her ambitions, in whichever direction the future takes her.

I aim to know all our pupils and their parents well during their time at Portsmouth High School. Our enviable size enables me to do this. Yet we are not small - far from it. As one of 29 GDST schools, we have the benefits of belonging to a family of schools, all hugely experienced in girls' learning. So we enjoy the best of both worlds.

We look forward to welcoming you to PHS and showing you how unique and special our school really is. Do join us on one of our many informal Open Mornings, or perhaps you would prefer to arrange a personal visit to discover much more about us. 

I look forward to seeing you soon.

Mrs J Clough MA(Cantab)