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Atlantic Academy Portland

All-through · Mixed · Ages 4–16 · Sponsored academy

Maritime House, Southwell Park, Portland DT5 2NA · atlantic-aspirations.org · 01305 820262

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
Mar 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
34
average Attainment 8 score. Dorset 43.2, England 46
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
769
75% of 1,020 places
Local authority
Dorset
Sixth form
Yes
Nursery class
No
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
34.7%
First language not English
2.7%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Aspirations Academies Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 52 families put the school first and 52 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 49 (Places 49)49September 2023: 53 (Places 55)53September 2024: 47 (Places 49)47September 2025: 69 (Places 72)69September 2026: 52 (Places 52)52Places 52
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202652521100%
September 2025Sept 202572691100%
September 2024Sept 202449471100%
September 2023Sept 202355531100%
September 2022Sept 202249491100%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 34, and 19.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Dorset it was 43.2, and across England 46.

In 2024/25, 64% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 8% the higher standard. Across Dorset it was 57%, and across England 62%.

In 2016/17 the average A level result was grade E+ (14.1 points per entry).

Key stage 2 results

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 29% (England 53%)29%2016/17: 60% (England 61%)60%2017/18: 74% (England 64%)74%2018/19: 70% (England 65%)70%2022/23: 65% (England 60%)65%2023/24: 79% (England 61%)79%2024/25: 64% (England 62%)64%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
●64%62%
●8%8%
Average scaled score
●104106
●104105
●103105

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 138388)

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252017/18: 44.6 (England 46.5)44.62018/19: 45.3 (England 46.7)45.32021/22: 39.0 (England 48.8)39.02022/23: 43.7 (England 46.3)43.72023/24: 38.9 (England 45.9)38.92024/25: 34.0 (England 46.0)34.0England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼3446
▼19.2%45.4%
▼38.5%64.8%
▼32.1%40.5%
▼3.084.09

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 138388)

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form15.6−0.6
Further education63.3+9.2
Apprenticeship2.2−5.9
Employment5.6+0.2
Not in a lasting destination10−2.2
Activity not captured3.3−0.8

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

15/1616/172015/16: 15.0 (England 30.5)D-2016/17: 14.1 (England 31.1)E+England 31.1
2016/17TrendAverage gradeProgress
21 studentsE+ (14.1) -0.50
21 studentsE+ (14.1) -0.51
Applied general8 students— 0.00
0%AAB or better
90.5%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2015/1628D- (15)-0.84

Published for the predecessor school (URN 138388)

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/17
Left in 2016/17
University32
Further education10
Apprenticeship5
Employment37
Not in a lasting destination11
Activity not captured5

Published for the predecessor school (URN 138388)

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Atlantic Academy Portland on 24 March 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
24 Mar 2026
Report card
Safeguarding
Met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionNeeds attention
Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
AchievementNeeds attention
Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
Personal development and well-beingNeeds attention
Early yearsExpected standard
Leadership and governanceNeeds attention

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2022

Earlier inspections

Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 138388), which Ofsted links to this one.

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Jan 2022Good
    Quality of educationGood
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Nov 2016Inadequate
    Leadership and managementInadequate
    Early yearsInadequate
    SafeguardingEffective

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 138388)

What parents said

42% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (151 replies, to 6 April 2026).

Recommend
42%
Positive
36%
Replies
151
20% · 6 Apr 2026
Child is happy at school▼46% agreeEngland 84%
Child feels safe▼49% agreeEngland 85%
Pupils are well behaved▼34% agreeEngland 78%
Gets the right support to learn▼40% agreeEngland 78%
School communicates well▼39% agreeEngland 77%
Acts in child’s best interests▼32% agreeEngland 76%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼38% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 99% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼17% agreeEngland 43%

based on 74 parents (49%) whose child was bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼28% agreeEngland 63%

based on 89 parents (59%) with SEND

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