Atlantic Academy Portland

General Info

Education Phase
Primary, Secondary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jan 19 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 16 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Dorset
Unique reference
145119
Address
Maritime House, Southwell Park, DT5 2NA

Pupils

Number of Pupils
778 (65% of total capacity)
Boys
50.8%
Girls
49.2%
First language not English
1.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
34.3%
Persistent absence
30.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
30.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 88.8%
Other White 5.7%
Unclassified 3.5%
Mixed 1.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Other Asian 0.3%
Chinese 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.7
WritingAbove average2.5
MathsAverage0.2
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 65%
Local authority average 55%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 10%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 104
Local authority average 103
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
TourismTechnical Award15
Health StudiesTechnical Award16
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE26
Business Studies:SingleGCSE17
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE14
English LanguageGCSE87
English LiteratureGCSE85
FrenchGCSE20
GeographyGCSE68
HistoryGCSE70
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

Atlantic Academy Portland

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
22
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
18
2nd preference
19
3rd preference
0
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
18
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes23.2
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher22.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher24.4
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
45
19
26
Year 1
41
22
19
Year 2
50
25
25
Year 3
45
25
20
Year 4
39
19
20
Year 5
32
12
20
Year 6
55
31
24
Year 7
110
60
50
Year 8
89
49
40
Year 9
96
48
48
Year 10
86
41
45
Year 11
90
44
46
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
74.0%
86.0%
86.5%
Further education
58.0%
35.8%
34.7%
School sixth form
14.0%
49.2%
37.9%
Sixth form college
1.0%
0.1%
13.1%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.9%
0.9%
Entering employment
5.0%
4.6%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
10.0%
4.0%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
10.0%
4.6%
5.2%
Destination unknown
2.0%
0.8%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

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