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2.2

Based on 26 reviews and 203 answers

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  • Food2.0
  • Communication1.9
  • Activities1.9
  • Staff1.8
  • Outdoor environment1.8
  • Education1.7
  • Indoor environment1.7
  • Safety1.5
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  • Former Student
    1.0
    20 August 2026

    Really bad

    Really bad school to many useless rules and really exhausting during the day since it’s too long

  • Student
    1.0
    23 May 2026

    DO NOT

    DO NOT COME HERE. there is bullying here everyday, and mentions of going to students houses to beat them up. Whatever you do, DO NOT SEND YOUR CHILDREN HERE!!!! I myself experience bullying by my own ‘friends’ if I can even call them that. There is so much exclusion in every group and I cannot escape these people. Teachers are absolutely disgusting and there is racism left and right and centre. There are more cover teachers than actual teachers and we might as well teach ourselves because thes...

  • Other
    1.0
    13 February 2026

    Don’t go to charter

    I have heard about this school. They suspend you for having a green pen. I am at tpa, I will never go there

  • Employee
    1.0
    16 June 2025

    NO BLAZER UNLESS 30 CLEARLY NOT UK SCHOOL

    im a former student ll swr the kids are high most the time bring back the good food and not the s** food pe teacher gets in ur face and calls u names and the teachers just want to put the kids down as much they want and cant lie ill even got put in reflection all day for not having a blaser ill get it its uniform but not when ts 20 summer time and ill asked the head and he said that it needs to be 30 to have a none blazer day like when it gose to that clearly not uk !!!!!!1

  • Student
    4.0
    6 June 2025

    nice school even though I was there for a year

    honestly, it was really good. some of the reviews are very old and the teaching actually made me much smarter than primery school. they finally delt with racism and helps with disabled, plus they are kind towards LGBTQ+. swearing is a little outta hand though

  • Student
    1.0
    19 May 2025

    only come here if you want depression

    this school is the worst. not safe at all, people bring in knives and lighters all the time and school only says theyll ‘investigate’ but either nothing comes of this investigation or the wrong person is blamed. many racist and islamophobic teachers which the school doesnt care about because no teachers want to work at this school so they need all staff they can get - cant afford to fire anyone. teachers embarrass you to the point where you never want to come in ever again. food is horrific. used to have water, but now we are expected to bring in water ourselves even though some people cant afford watter bottles.

  • Former Student
    1.0
    18 May 2025

    Terribleness is now a real word!!11

    All the teachers were rude and very angry all the time!!!

  • Former Student
    1.0
    25 February 2025

    Hand a child a pen not a p£@!$

    They honestly are the worst the pe teacher even got me pregnant and no consequences for that (By the way he's 18 months now:)

  • Other
    3.0
    30 July 2024

    Charter

    Not a bad school but is really strict

  • Student
    3.0
    19 June 2024

    students are high i swear

    the students are on crack but its alr i just hate the kids tbh but they need to bring back RADNOR SPLASH PLSSS ITS TOO GOOD

  • Student
    1.0
    5 March 2024

    Rubbish school it is sooo bad uwu

    This is a horrible school. Id say it's the worst school in Portsmouth

  • Student
    2.0
    5 September 2023

    .........

    it got sexually harassed and nothing got done, girls get sexually assaulted at this school and they do nothing about it, my brother had to come into the school for my sexual harassment to be dealt with, but all they did was change his classes, but it carried on, i cant talk to anyone at this school.

  • Student
    1.0
    8 July 2023

    charter is shit

    it was alright till new head teacher came students should be able to have there hair how they want and have as many peicings as they want also teachers single out 'naughty' kids who have a bad reputation even if they are trying to get things right and you get suspended if u stick up for urself to a bully

  • Parent
    3.0
    14 October 2022

    it’s alright! Needs some improving to

    Its ok !and the bullying can get out of hand , and they need to give children more freedom and opportunity to go on trips and to have more clubs to express themselves !!

  • Student
    1.0
    6 October 2022

    no go skool

    helwo i gut bery badlee bullid der nd mss chpamon is racis fock

  • Student
    1.0
    29 September 2022

    bad school

    ruins your mental health extremly. teachers dont care at all.

  • Student
    1.0
    29 September 2022

    really bad

    ruins your mental health to another limit.

  • Student
    1.0
    13 July 2022

    What a joke

    I regret going to charter many of the rules and way things are handled makes it seem more of a military camp or a prison more then an actual school. School is meant to make you excited for the future but instead going to school is the worst part of my day

  • Student
    1.0
    22 December 2021

    I hate it here

    This school takes away peoples rights- You cant leave the classroom to breathe You cant walk to the classroom on your own You cant take yourself to the bathroom (if they even let you) Teachers can say whatever about you because if you report it the teacher is always right The mental health and anti bullying programs are a joke- Got bullied for 3 years and I stopped it Got put in ELSA twice- no difference if anything worse because i wasnt taken seriously or listened to whatsoever Thank god im leaving in May…poor kids

  • Student
    2.0
    14 December 2021

    Anxiety

    My anxiety has gone thru the roof at ark charter academy I am in my final year Some teachers make u feel worse than you are

  • Former Student
    1.0
    1 October 2021

    Glad I left

    Never go here. The headteacher is vile and the school is chaotic. So glad I’ve left and moved to a much better school in Portsmouth. They really messed me up

  • Student
    1.0
    2 July 2021

    Lol screw my mental health

    I mean the school crippled my mental health further when it seemed like my only way of telling anyone how i was- apparently all they could do was tell my parents- who dont care- and like- they tried to forcibly out me to my parents multiple times when i made it clear its unsafe- and just got told to stop crying over traumatic things/triggers and just get over myself- i also get in trouble for tics a lot- even after explaining i cant help it whatsoever

  • Former Student
    1.0
    16 May 2021

    Awful school

    Awful school, people get kicked out left right and centre. Teachers are absolutely unless. Definitely is the worst school in Portsmouth

  • Student
    3.0
    2 May 2021

    Charter academy

    It’s an alright school but the bullying there can get out of hand but they do have it under control

  • Student
    1.0
    15 December 2020

    HORRIBLE SCHOOL

    horrible school, horrible to everyone who goes there and teachers are astonishingly under educated for the job. DONT send your kids here please please please it’s so terrible

  • Former Student
    3.0
    29 November 2020

    average

    okay school but they don’t care if someone is being racist towards you or if you get bullied plus the teaching is rubbish