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Academy special sponsor led · Stoke-on-Trent

Portland School

  • 3–16Ages
  • 144Pupils
  • SpecialPhase
  • 149392URN

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

Latest Ofsted

Category of concern: Special measures

Safeguarding not effective

Graded inspection · Dec 2021 Previous framework

Inadequate
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Personal development
  • Leadership and management

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Ofsted category of concern: Special measures

Safeguarding: not effective at the latest graded inspection

Overall effectiveness: Inadequate · 7 December 2021Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
AreaOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of educationInadequate
Behaviour and attitudesInadequate
Personal developmentInadequate
Leadership and managementInadequate

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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.

School details

Type
Academy special sponsor led
Phase
Not applicable
URN · DfE number
149392 · 861/7000
Trust
The Shaw Education Trust
Capacity
140 pupils · 144 on roll
Free school meals
54.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision
SEN unit
Opened
1 February 2023
Replaced
Portland School and Specialist College (URN 124498)
Address
Uttoxeter Road, Blythe Bridge, Stoke-on-Trent, ST11 9JG
Local authority
Stoke-on-Trent

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