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Portland School

Uttoxeter Road, Blythe Bridge, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST11 9JG ·

Ofsted:Inadequate· 2021
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At a glance

A state special school for ages 3–16 in Stoke-on-Trent. Rated Inadequate at its last graded Ofsted inspection of its predecessor school (December 2021). Results aren't compared with the England average for special schools.

Ages
3–16
Pupils
144
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Admissions
Non-selective
Local authority
Stoke-on-Trent
Academy trust
THE SHAW EDUCATION TRUST
Headteacher
Miss Alexis Bull
Opened
Feb 2023

Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Graded inspection 7 Dec 2021Inspection of predecessor school
InadequateOverall effectiveness
Quality of education
Inadequate
Behaviour and attitudes
Inadequate
Personal development
Inadequate
Leadership and management
Inadequate

Safeguarding effective: No

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Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 13 pupils

Attainment 8
2.2
England 46.1
Grade 5+ Eng & maths
0%
England 45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & maths
0%
England 64.8%
Progress 8
-2.24
2018/19 · CI -3.13 to -1.35
This school
2.2
Stoke-on-Trent
39.8
England
46.1

Attainment 8 over time

Small year group: with few pupils, results can swing a lot from year to year. Look at several years together.
Earlier years include results published for this school's predecessor (URN 124498), for example before it converted to an academy.

Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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No school-level applications data is published for this school. It may admit pupils at a different age, or be a special or post-16 provider.

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils
135
Capacity
140
103% full
Girls / boys
13/87
Mixed
  • Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)82.2%
  • English as an additional language0.7%
  • SEN support0%
  • Education, Health and Care plan100%
  • The black tick shows the median for state-funded all-through schools in England.
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