Academy sponsor led · Nottinghamshire

Outwood Academy Portland

11–18Ages
1,706Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
138248URN

Netherton Road, Worksop, S80 2SF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.4 below Nottinghamshire median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Nottinghamshire

567 applications for 295 places · 31st of 43 in Nottinghamshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

46.6of 90

Nottinghamshire 46.8 England 46.0

24th of 45 in Nottinghamshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 24 September 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.9applications per place, Year 7

0.4 below Nottinghamshire median (2.4) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

567 applications · 295 places offered · 301 named it first

2026 1.9; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2025 2.0; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2024 1.7; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2
2023 1.7; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2
2022 1.9; Nottinghamshire median median 2.1
2021 1.6; Nottinghamshire median median 2.0
2020 1.5; Nottinghamshire median median 1.9
2019 1.6; Nottinghamshire median median 1.9
2018 1.4; Nottinghamshire median median 1.7
2017 1.5; Nottinghamshire median median 1.8
2016 1.5; Nottinghamshire median median 2.0
2015 1.5; Nottinghamshire median median 1.8
2014 1.5; Nottinghamshire median median 1.8

More applications per place than the Nottinghamshire median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Nottinghamshire median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	295	567	1.9	301	1.02
Sep 2025	292	573	2.0	295	1.01
Sep 2024	322	553	1.7	270	0.84
Sep 2023	351	603	1.7	296	0.84
Sep 2022	300	577	1.9	332	1.11
Sep 2021	299	467	1.6	305	1.02
Sep 2020	295	431	1.5	269	0.91
Sep 2019	320	500	1.6	293	0.92
Sep 2018	289	412	1.4	255	0.88
Sep 2017	237	354	1.5	235	0.99
Sep 2016	247	376	1.5	243	0.98
Sep 2015	212	324	1.5	211	1.00
Sep 2014	215	322	1.5	215	1.00

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

278 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)46.624th of 45 in Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire 46.8 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths48%22nd of 45 in Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths72%

Nottinghamshire 68% England 66%

This school
Nottinghamshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.01

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	278	46.6	48%	72%	–
2024/25	279	47.9	44%	70%	–
2023/24	278	44.9	44%	69%	+0.01
2022/23	283	45.5	48%	65%	+0.03

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Outwood Academy PortlandThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 46.6Attainment 8
Outwood Academy Valley
2.7 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2024

1.8applications per place 48.1Attainment 8
Meden School
9.6 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2023

1.6applications per place 42.0Attainment 8
Heritage High School
10.2 km · Derbyshire

Good2023

1.3applications per place 37.7Attainment 8
Dinnington High School
10.6 km · Rotherham

Requires improvement2023

1.4applications per place 46.7Attainment 8
Retford Oaks Academy
11.2 km · Nottinghamshire

Remains Good2022

3.0applications per place 40.8Attainment 8
Wales High School
11.7 km · Rotherham

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 44.5Attainment 8
Shirebrook Academy
11.8 km · Derbyshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.2applications per place 38.4Attainment 8
The Elizabethan Academy
11.9 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2024

2.5applications per place 42.9Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 138248 · 891/4012
Trust: Outwood Grange Academies Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,720 pupils · 1,706 on roll
Free school meals: 29.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 June 2012
Replaced: Portland School (URN 122863); Hartland School (URN 122862)
Address: Netherton Road, Worksop, S80 2SF
Local authority: Nottinghamshire · Bassetlaw

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources