Portland Academy
Special school in Sunderland. Improved significantly (Feb 2025).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 26 November 2019, report published 30 January 2020, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Sixth form | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Since then: ungraded inspection
Inspected 19 February 2025, report published 26 March 2025.
Improved significantly
An ungraded inspection is a shorter visit to check that a school is still at the grade it was given at its last full inspection. It doesn’t award a new grade. More about ungraded inspections.
Next inspection: around February 2029
The last inspection was in February 2025. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2030 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby special schools
- 1.8 milesSunningdale School
School remains Outstanding (Jun 2023)
- 2.4 milesBarbara Priestman Academy
School remains Good (Mar 2024)
- 3.2 milesNorth View Academy
School remains Good (Nov 2023)
- 4.3 milesColumbia Grange School
School remains Outstanding (Mar 2020)
- 4.6 milesTrinity Academy New Bridge
No overall grade. Quality of education requires improvement (Jul 2025)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.