Transport
The Portsmouth Grammar School is situated in the heart of historic Portsmouth.
Cars
The city is linked to the motorway network by the M27 and M275, and, being central to the city, the road network easily leads you to our door. There is ample parking around the school enabling easy drop off and collection of pupils.
Until 9.30am on school days you can park free of charge on Museum Road (including coach bays), Cambridge Road and Pembroke Road. It is not limited by time provided your vehicle is gone by 9.30am. In the afternoon, the coach bays are not available and there is an unpublished 20p charge for 15 minutes in Museum Road, Cambridge Road and Pembroke Road.
Trains
The train is a particularly popular way of coming into the city each day. Trains come into Portsmouth & Southsea and Portsmouth Harbour stations from Haslemere, Petersfield, Chichester, Fareham and other towns just outside Portsmouth. Both city stations are within a fifteen-minute walk of the school.
Average Train travel times for journeys to Portsmouth & Southsea Station from:
- Chichester: 25 minutes
- Fareham: 23 minutes
- Haslemere: 47 minutes
- Havant: 17 minutes
- Hedge End: 37 minutes
- Petersfield: 31 minutes
Ferries and Hovercraft
Ferries and hovercrafts constantly traverse the water from the Isle of Wight, Gosport and Hayling Island. The Isle of Wight and Gosport terminals are again within a fifteen-minute walk from us.
There is a free minibus service for Junior School pupils from the Southsea Hovertravel terminal to school, returning at the end of the school day.
Coach & Minibus Service
From the start of the Autumn Term 2024 we will be running six home to school bus routes. The routes are shown on the map below along with a local Portsea Island route.
The running of these routes is all dependant on the uptake of the service. In order to ensure the longevity of the service and to support our effort to make the School a greener, safer place, we do need as many pupils as possible using the service so please do consider using it.
We have appointed StudentSafe, www.studentsafe.com, as our transport management and technology partner. StudentSafe have many years’ experience working with independent schools, across the UK and we are delighted to welcome them on board.
The StudentSafe service delivery team will track each vehicle and report any delays and incidents directly to you and the school via the app. Do email [email protected] with any questions on the service.
All bookings will be made via a dedicated PGS parent app. The app will allow you to view the routes, see the nearest couple of stops closest to your home address and allow you to book the journeys you need to.
The app will also allow parents and carers to:
- access real time tracking of bus services
- receive real time verification that children have boarded the bus at their stop
- receive real time notifications of delays and incidents
- Amend (cancel) booking details for the next journey
- Use the self-booking calendar for booking or cancelling additional ad-hoc services should the need arise (subject to seat availability)
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Hilsea Playing Fields
Travel
Hilsea Playing Fields are located approximately 4 miles away from the main school campus and provide the facilities for most of the outdoor sports programme.
All Junior School pupils are taken to and from Hilsea on buses supervised by Junior School staff.
Pupils in Year 7 are taken to Hilsea on buses supervised by Games staff and are escorted back to the school site after games.
All pupils in Years 8 – 11 travel to Hilsea for their Games session on buses supervised by Games staff. Sixth Form pupils can catch a school bus to Hilsea or can make their own travel arrangements to their Games venue.
All pupils from Years 8-11 will be dismissed from Hilsea at the end of the school day.
Staff will always ensure that there are no pupils left at Hilsea Playing Fields before leaving the site. If pupils have not been picked up by 16:15 then the member of staff will arrange for them to be transported back to school.
Parking at Hilsea
Parking is not currently available at the Hilsea Lido due to renovation works on the site. There is parking available immediately on the left-hand side after exiting south on the London Road from the Portsbridge roundabout, you can then safely walk across the bridge towards the playing fields. There is no parking available for spectators at the playing fields.
