Portfield School
Other · Non-maintained special school · Ages 4–19 · Christchurch, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Portfield School is an other school in Christchurch, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for ages 4–19 (non-maintained special school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 27 November 2024.
Key facts
- Address
- Parley Lane, Christchurch, BH23 6BP
- Type
- Non-maintained special school
- Phase
- Other
- Ages
- 4–19
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Pupils on roll
- 144 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 27.8% of pupils eligible
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 27 November 2024
Strengths
- “Through the curriculum, pupils and students in the sixth form at Portfield School develop strong language and communications skills.”
- “Employing a breadth of approaches including signing, visual symbols and talk, pupils and students in the sixth form develop the skills to communicate their needs and thoughts well.”
- “The school evaluates pupils’ strengths and needs carefully to create personalised curriculums that enable most to thrive.”
To improve
- “However, for a small number of pupils and sixthform students who have strong literacy and numeracy skills, the curriculum is not sufficiently broad and challenging.”
- “They do not have opportunities to apply their literacy and numeracy skills in a range of subject areas.”
- “They acknowledge that for a small proportion of pupils and sixth-forms students, the curriculum requires further development to enable them to flourish.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 December 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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- Where pupils go after they leave
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
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Nearby other schools
Straight-line distance, in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
- Linwood School 3.0 mi Not judged
- Park School 3.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Martin's School 3.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Tregonwell Academy 3.3 mi School remains Outstanding
- The White House School 3.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- Langside School 3.4 mi Standards maintained
- The Lion Works School 3.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- The Stable School 3.6 mi No Ofsted grade