Secondary school

Outwood Academy Portland

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 11–18
  • Mixed
  • Nottinghamshire
  • S80 2SF
  • Sixth form
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected Sep 2024

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,244 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 38%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 11%11%2016/17: top 18%2017/18: top 36%2018/19: top 31%2021/22: top 42%2022/23: top 51%2023/24: top 54%2024/25: top 38%No exams

A-level results

#113 of 190 East Midlands sixth forms, state and independent, 2024/25

Independent and selective (grammar) schools choose their pupils, so high results partly reflect who gets in, not only teaching. Some independent schools don't publish results.

Against East Midlands

Attainment 847.9 · East Midlands 457/10 Above
Grade 5+ English and maths44.4% · East Midlands 41.6%6/10 Middle−21.7 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score4.32 · East Midlands 3.927/10 Above
Progress 8 · 2023/24+0.01 · East Midlands −0.066/10 Middle−35.4 pts since 18/19
A level points per entry31.73 · East Midlands 33.225/10 Middle−33.4 pts since 21/22
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 58.4 · 177 pupils · East Midlands 49.32016/17: 52.9 · 151 pupils · East Midlands 452017/18: 48.4 · 169 pupils · East Midlands 44.652018/19: 49.9 · 217 pupils · East Midlands 45.72021/22: 50 · 244 pupils · East Midlands 47.52022/23: 45.5 · 283 pupils · East Midlands 44.62023/24: 44.9 · 278 pupils · East Midlands 44.952024/25: 47.9 · 279 pupils · East Midlands 45.0558.444.9No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 60% · 151 pupils · East Midlands 39%2017/18: 62% · 169 pupils · East Midlands 39.5%2018/19: 59% · 217 pupils · East Midlands 40%2021/22: 61% · 244 pupils · East Midlands 46%2022/23: 48% · 283 pupils · East Midlands 41%2023/24: 43.9% · 278 pupils · East Midlands 43.8%2024/25: 44.4% · 279 pupils · East Midlands 41.6%62%43.9%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 30.42 · 86 pupils · East Midlands 28.712016/17: 29.61 · 124 pupils · East Midlands 28.822017/18: 33.57 · 91 pupils · East Midlands 29.892018/19: 31.34 · 78 pupils · East Midlands 30.462021/22: 38.59 · 90 pupils · East Midlands 36.542022/23: 29.03 · 97 pupils · East Midlands 32.222023/24: 31.81 · 91 pupils · East Midlands 31.622024/25: 31.73 · 96 pupils · East Midlands 33.2238.5929.03No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in96.3%
290 of 301 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 96.3%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st301290
2nd2265
3rd280

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2024

  • Personal developmentGood
  • Quality of educationGood
  • Behaviour and attitudesGood
  • Sixth form provisionGood
  • Leadership and managementGood
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2006Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2010Inadequateas predecessor
  3. 2012Satisfactoryas predecessor
  4. 2014Outstanding
  5. 2019Ungraded visit
  6. 2024All areas Good

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,706
Free school meals (past 6 years)28.8%
First language not English15.7%
SEN support11.2%
EHC plan1.4%
Absence (sessions missed)9.9%
Persistently absent pupils26.8%

Girls 52%Boys 48%

99.2% full · 1,720 places · 192 in sixth form

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 171 responses (9.9% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school69.6% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school77.2% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved73.1% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 61.4% not applicable36.4% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year70.2% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 21.6% not applicable52.2% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?28.6% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 28.6% who said Yes above40.8% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child80.7% agree
  • My child does well at this school71.9% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing67.8% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school91.8% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school93.6% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development55% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent59.6% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.1
Pupils per adult14.3
  • Classroom teachers 77
  • Leadership 8
  • Teaching assistants 23.5
  • Other support 24.3

Teachers 85 FTE · Whole workforce 132.9 · 154 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,675
Spend per pupil£7,329
Staff spend per pupil£5,186
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£599,000in-year balance

Grants £7,653 · self-generated £22 · premises £506 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST (40 academies) · trust reserve £43,657,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

278 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained92.4%
  • Education88.8%
  • Apprenticeship2.2%
  • Employment1.4%
  • Not sustained4%
  • Unknown3.6%

After sixth form (16–18)

110 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained89.1%
  • Education56.4%
  • Higher education48.2%
  • Apprenticeship9.1%
  • Employment23.6%
  • Not sustained8.2%
  • Unknown2.7%