Portland School

State-Funded School

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West MidlandsRegion

Stoke-on-TrentLocal Authority

Stoke-on-Trent SouthConstituency

ST11 9JGPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Portland School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 3–16, located in Stoke-on-Trent, West Midlands.

The school is rated Inadequate by Ofsted. It currently serves 144 pupils. Portland School is part of THE SHAW EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Inadequate

Quality ofeducation

Inadequate

Personaldevelopment

Inadequate

Behaviour &attitudes

Inadequate

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 2.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 0%
EBacc average point score: 0.1

Ethnicity

White

95%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Pupils

144

Total Pupils

87%Boys

13%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

55%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 3 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 144
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: THE SHAW EDUCATION TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
2 Feb 2022	Inadequate	Inadequate	Inadequate	Inadequate	Inadequate

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.