Portland Academy

State-Funded School

portland-academy-sunderland-north-east

North EastRegion

SunderlandLocal Authority

Houghton and Sunderland SouthConstituency

SR3 2NQPostcode

5.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Portland Academy is a state-funded special for pupils aged 11–19, located in Sunderland, North East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 207 pupils. Portland Academy is part of The Ascent Academies' Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Good

Ethnicity

White

86%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

<1%

Pupils

207

Total Pupils

69%Boys

31%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

63%

England average

27%

First language not English

10%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 11 – 19
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 207
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: The Ascent Academies' Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Improved significantly

Ungraded inspection on 19 February 2025. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
30 Jan 2020	Outstanding	Good	Outstanding	Outstanding	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.