Portland School and Specialist College is a school located in Stoke-on-Trent. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 02/05/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in reading and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 16.2%, which is 12.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Uttoxeter Road, Stoke-on-Trent

School Information

Address: Uttoxeter Road, Stoke-on-Trent, ST11 9JG
Website: www.portlandschool.net
Telephone: 01782882020
School Type: Foundation special school
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Stoke-on-Trent
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Robert Faulkner
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 124498

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 02/05/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 140
Number of Pupils: 118
Number of Boys: 105
Number of Girls: 13

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 16.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 51.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -11.7 Confidence interval -16.3 to -7.1
Writing
Average: -1.9 Confidence interval -5.6 to 1.9
Maths
Well Below Average: -5.9 Confidence interval -9.6 to -2.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:101
England Average:105

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -2.24 Confidence interval -3.13 to -1.35
Of the 9 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 8 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:0%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:67%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:0%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:7.3
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:0.22
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Springcroft Primary School
Grindley Lane , Blythe Bridge ST11 9JS 		3out of 4 434 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Forsbrook CofE Controlled Primary School
Cheadle Road , Blythe Bridge ST11 9PW 		4out of 4 1,331 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
The Crescent Academy
Pinewood Crescent , Meir ST3 6HZ 		3out of 4 1,338 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
The William Amory Primary School
Stallington Road , Blythe Bridge ST11 9PN 		3out of 4 1,380 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Filumena's Catholic Primary School
Caverswall , Blythe Bridge ST11 9EA 		4out of 4 1,509 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Blythe Bridge High School
Cheadle Road , Blythe Bridge ST11 9PW 		3out of 4 1,274 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Ormiston Meridian Academy
Sandon Road , Meir ST3 7DF 		2out of 4 2,914 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Portland School and Specialist College
Uttoxeter Road , Blythe Bridge ST11 9JG 		3out of 4 0 yd Foundation special school No Mixed More About School
Kinetic Academy
Meir Youth Cafe , Sandon Road ST3 7DJ 		- not rated 2,056 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Abbey Hill School and College
Box Lane , Meir ST3 5PP 		3out of 4 2,648 yd Foundation special school Yes Mixed More About School
Draycott Moor College
Draycott Old Road , Draycott-in-the-Moors ST11 9AH 		- not rated 2,998 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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