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Portfield School
All-through · Mixed · Ages 4–19 · Non-maintained special school
Parley Lane, Christchurch BH23 6BP · autism-unlimited.org · 01202 573808
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Nov 2024
- Pupils
- 144
- 96% of 150 places
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 25%
- First language not English
- 6.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
GCSE results
| 2024/25 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | n/a | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | n/a | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | n/a | 64.8% |
| Entered for EBacc | n/a | 40.5% |
| EBacc average points | n/a | 4.09 |
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Other education | 100 | 0 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 27 November 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Portfield School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 26 Nov 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Mar 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective May 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Sept 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (22 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 22
- 16% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 64% who raised concerns
based on the 32% who had a child bullied
based on 22 parents (100%) with SEND