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Portal House School
Secondary · Boys · Ages 11–16 · Community special school
Sea Street, St Margaret's-At-Cliffe, Dover CT15 6SS · portal-house.kent.sch.uk · 01304 853033
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Jan 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 13.2
- average Attainment 8 score. Kent 46.7, England 46
- Pupils
- 80
- At capacity · 80 places
- Local authority
- Kent
- Free school meals
- 68.8%
- First language not English
- 1.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 13.2, and 0% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Kent it was 46.7, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼13.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼0.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼15.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼0.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼0.68 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Further education | 33.3 | −40.4 |
| Other education | 22.2 | +11.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 16.7 | +6.2 |
| Activity not captured | 27.8 | — |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 8 January 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Portal House School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 7 Jan 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, May 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Jun 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Dec 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good