Welcome from the Headmaster

Welcome to The Portsmouth Grammar School, a happy and vibrant community located in the historic heart of Portsmouth and only a few minutes’ walk from the Solent.

The support our pupils experience at PGS and the challenges they encounter have a shared purpose: that each individual should be happy and successful, and in that order. In the spirit of our founder, Dr William Smith, we seek to provide excellence in all areas of school life and encourage our girls and boys to think not only about where they will be at 18 but where they aspire to be at 25. Portsmouth is, after all, a city concerned with destinations.

We have tried to make it easy to find what you need on this website. Prospective pupils and parents will find it helpful to look at Admissions and Frequently Asked Questions and can request an information pack about the school by clicking here.

Each year at Prize Giving, I give a Report on the previous year, and publish a Pictorial Record, both of which give an insight into the enormous range of activities and achievements on offer. More recent events can be found in News; future plans are often outlined in Newsletters.

The Development Office enhances the life of the school’s wider community and will be of particular interest to current parents as well as former pupils.

Current pupils are encouraged to look everywhere- this website is about you and your experience of PGS.

A visit to this website is no substitute, however, for a visit to the school itself. Mrs Foster, Head of the Junior School, offers individual tours of the Junior School and Nursery. You may contact her on juniorschool@pgs.org.uk. For a visit to the Senior School, contact me on headmaster@pgs.org.uk. We look forward to meeting you.

James Priory

Portsmouth Grammar School, High Street, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 2LN

Tel: Senior School (023) 9236 0036Nursery & Junior School (023) 9236 4219