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Inclusion. Aspiration. Community. Working together so every child can flourish. 


Welcome to Salterns Academy Trust.

We are a Portsmouth‑based multi‑academy trust with a clear purpose: to serve our community by providing inclusive, high‑quality education that enables every child and young person to flourish. Across our three successful and growing schools, we support more than 3,500 students through both primary and secondary phases, ensuring that every learner is known, valued and supported to achieve their very best...

Nys Hardingham
CEO of the Salterns Academy Trust

EXPLOREOUR SCHOOLS

The school is ambitious for all our students. We are committed to providing the very highest quality education as well as a caring and emotionally supportive environment.
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Our students talk enthusiastically about our values of respect, community, resilience, aspiration and inclusion. They understand how these contribute to the school's caring atmosphere.
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Mayfield School is an exciting place to be. It is a community that holds relationships at its core, committed to developing a culture of high challenge and high support. Mayfield School is at the heart of a thriving and diverse local community.
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The school is ambitious for all our students. We are committed to providing the very highest quality education as well as a caring and emotionally supportive environment.
VISIT WEBSITE
Our students talk enthusiastically about our values of respect, community, resilience, aspiration and inclusion. They understand how these contribute to the school's caring atmosphere.
VISIT WEBSITE
Mayfield School is an exciting place to be. It is a community that holds relationships at its core, committed to developing a culture of high challenge and high support. Mayfield School is at the heart of a thriving and diverse local community.
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OUR TRUSTAT A GLANCE

SALTERNSNEWS

16 Oct 2026
New Headteacher Appointed at Trafalgar School
Salterns Academy Trust is delighted to announce the appointment of Gemma Pearse as the new Headteacher of Trafalgar School Following a rigorous recruitment process involving Trustees, Governors, staff and students, Miss Pearse was appointed after presenting a clear and ambitious…
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08 Sep 2026
Delivering School Improvement Together
At Salterns Academy Trust, we believe that school improvement is not something that happens to schools – it is something we achieve together. Our approach to school improvement includes a clear and ambitious approach to ensuring every child across our Trust receives an excellent and…
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14 Apr 2026
World Book Day World Record Attempt
Pupils from Trafalgar School and Mayfield School took part in an unforgettable citywide celebration of reading on World Book Day 2026, as Portsmouth came together for a Guinness World Record attempt at Fratton Park. The event formed part of In Our Words, a year‑long literacy…
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16 Oct 2026
New Headteacher Appointed at Trafalgar School
Salterns Academy Trust is delighted to announce the appointment of Gemma Pearse as the new Headteacher of Trafalgar School Following a rigorous recruitment process involving Trustees, Governors, staff and students, Miss Pearse was appointed after presenting a clear and ambitious…
READ MORE VIEW ALL NEWS
08 Sep 2026
Delivering School Improvement Together
At Salterns Academy Trust, we believe that school improvement is not something that happens to schools – it is something we achieve together. Our approach to school improvement includes a clear and ambitious approach to ensuring every child across our Trust receives an excellent and…
READ MORE VIEW ALL NEWS
14 Apr 2026
World Book Day World Record Attempt
Pupils from Trafalgar School and Mayfield School took part in an unforgettable citywide celebration of reading on World Book Day 2026, as Portsmouth came together for a Guinness World Record attempt at Fratton Park. The event formed part of In Our Words, a year‑long literacy…
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OUR TRUSTAT A GLANCE

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Staff
3606
Students
3
Schools
2014
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