Portland School
Academy special sponsor ledAges 3–16Mixed
Uttoxeter Road, Blythe Bridge, Stoke-on-Trent, ST11 9JG
Headteacher · Miss Alexis Bull
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Key facts
Pupils144Capacity 140
OfstedInadequateInspected 7 December 2021
TrustThe Shaw Education Trust
Free school meals54.9%
SEN provisionSEN unit
Ofsted
Inadequate
Graded inspection on 7 December 2021 (as Portland School and Specialist College).
- Quality of educationInadequate
- Behaviour and attitudesInadequate
- Personal developmentInadequate
- Leadership and managementInadequate
- SafeguardingNot effective
The school was placed in the category: Special measures.
Read the full Ofsted reportsOfsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.
Reception applications close 15 January 2027
For September 2027. Apply through Stoke-on-Trent council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.
How to apply in Stoke-on-TrentNearby schools for the same ages
- Springcroft Primary School0.1 mi
- Blythe Bridge High School0.6 mi
- The William Amory Primary School0.6 mi
- Forsbrook CofE Controlled Primary School0.6 mi
- The Crescent Academy0.9 mi