Portland Academy is a school located in Sunderland. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness good, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 22/06/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 7.1%, which is 3.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Weymouth Road, Sunderland, SR3 2NQ
Website: http://www.portlandcollege.org/
Telephone: 03339991455
School Type: Academy special converter
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Sunderland
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Sharon Common
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 138526

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 22/06/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 160
Number of Pupils: 174
Number of Boys: 119
Number of Girls: 55

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 7.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 19.7% 8.2%

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Mill Hill Nursery School
Torphin Hill Drive, Doxford Park SR3 2PJ 		936 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Benedict Biscop Church of England Academy
Marcross Drive, Moorside SR3 2RE 		676 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Mill Hill Primary School
Torphin Hill Drive, SR3 2PJ 		950 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4East Herrington Primary Academy
Balmoral Terrace, East Herrington SR3 3PR 		1,883 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4New Silksworth Academy Infant
Blind Lane, New Silksworth SR3 1AS 		1,939 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4New Silksworth Academy Junior
Blind Lane, New Silksworth SR3 1AS 		1,939 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
2out of 4Farringdon Community Academy
Allendale Road, SR3 3EL 		1,553 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Venerable Bede Church of England Academy
Tunstall Bank, SR2 0SX 		2,530 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
2out of 4Portland Academy
Weymouth Road, Chapelgarth SR3 2NQ 		0 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Sunningdale School
Shaftoe Road, Springwell SR3 4HA 		3,224 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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