Portland School
Special school in Stoke-on-Trent. Inadequate (Dec 2021). Special measures.
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 7 December 2021, report published 2 February 2022, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Special measures. Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern.
This grade was given to Portland School and Specialist College (its Ofsted page), the school this one replaced when it became an academy. Portland School hasn’t been inspected under its own name yet, so Ofsted’s page for it shows no grade.
Inadequate overall. The lowest grade. The school had serious problems. 2% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Inadequate.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Inadequate |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Inadequate |
| Personal development | Inadequate |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
| Safeguarding effective | No |
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.
Next inspection: around December 2025
The last inspection was in December 2021. Schools are usually inspected about every four years. It’s now later than the usual gap, so an inspection could happen at any time.
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 2027 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby special schools
- 1.7 milesAbbey Hill Academy & College
Not inspected yet
- 3.6 milesKemball School
School remains Good (Dec 2023)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.