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Portfield School

Special school in Christchurch BH23 6BP

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  • School Reference Number: 113942
  • Address: Parley Lane, Christchurch BH23 6BP
  • Head Teacher: Mrs Anna Hewitt
  • Telephone: 01202 573808
  • Website: autism-unlimited.org
  • Type: Special schools
  • Sub-Type: Non-maintained special school
  • Phase: Not applicable
  • Pupil Capacity: 125
  • Local Education Authority: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 4 to 19
  • Admissions Policy: Not applicable
  • Active From: May 1971*

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

Further Information

Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 06/05/2015

Rating published on 08/06/2015

Overall effectiveness: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

Early years provision: Good

Sixth form provision: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
26 November 2024 20 December 2024 School inspection
21 March 2019 26 April 2019 Short inspection
6 May 2015 8 June 2015 Full inspection Good
14 December 2013 22 January 2014 Monitoring visit
25 September 2013 4 November 2013 Full inspection Requires Improvement
10 November 2010 2 December 2010 Full inspection Good
6 May 2009 8 August 2009 Standard inspection Good
24 April 2006 22 May 2006 Standard inspection
1 October 2001 12 December 2001 Full inspection

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Information on this page is sumarised from two sources: EduBase, which is the government database of schools in England and Wales, and Ofsted, which is responsible for inspecting schools and educational establishments in England. You can view the full, unedited data from these providers below. Ofsted data will only be available for currently active registrations and recently closed registrations.

Unique Reference Number113942
Local Authority Code839
Local Authority NameBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Establishment Number7000
School / College NamePortfield School
Establishment Type Code08
Establishment typeNon-maintained special school
Establishment Type Group Code5
Establishment Type GroupSpecial schools
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code00
Reason establishment openedNot applicable
Open date11-05-1971
Reason Establishment Closed Code00
Reason establishment closedNot applicable
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 0
Phase of educationNot applicable
Age range Low4
Age range High19
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionNo Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code1
Official sixth formHas a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code00
Religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code0
Admissons policyNot applicable
School capacity125
Special Classes Code1
Special classesHas Special Classes
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils119
Number of Boys98
Number of Girls21
Percentage Free School Meals35.80
Trust School Flag Code0
Trust School Flag Not applicable
Trusts Code
Academy trust or Trust
School Sponsor FlagNot applicable
Academy sponsor
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10017071
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date27-12-2024
StreetParley Lane
Locality
Address3
TownChristchurch
County (name)Dorset
PostcodeBH23 6BP
Websitewww.autism-unlimited.org/education/
Telephone01202573808
Headteacher/Principal titleMrs
Headteacher/Principal first nameAnna
Headteacher/Principal last nameHewitt
Headteacher/Principal Job TitleHead Teacher
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provisionNot applicable
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providersNot applicable
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeK
Government Office RegionSouth West
District CodeE06000058
DistrictBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Ward CodeE05012659
WardCommons
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001171
Parliamentary ConstituencyChristchurch
Urban/Rural CodeF1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings
GSS LA CodeX999999
Easting409686
Northing97890
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 002
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 002D
Inspectorate NameOfsted
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan82
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan0
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's NameAutisim Unlimited
Previous Local Authority Code835
Previous local authorityPre-LGR 2019 Dorset
Previous establishment number6008
Country
UPRN10012222890
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02004236
LSOA CodeE01020365
Free School Meals34
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN113942
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/113942
LAESTAB8397000
School namePortfield School
Ofsted phaseSpecial
Type of educationNon-Maintained Special School
School open date11/05/1971
Admissions policyNot applicable
Sixth formHas a sixth form
Designated religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionSouth West
RegionSouth West
Local authorityBournemouth, Christchurch & Poole
Parliamentary constituencyChristchurch
Multi-academy trust UIDN/A
Multi-academy trust nameN/A
Academy sponsor UIDN/A
Academy sponsor nameN/A
PostcodeBH23 6BP
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile3
Total number of pupils119
Statutory lowest age4
Statutory highest age19
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspection10088245
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of the ungraded inspection113942
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspection8397000
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionPortfield School
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionNon-Maintained Special School
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspection1
Date of latest ungraded inspection21/03/2019
Ungraded inspection publication date25/04/2019
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?No
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeSchool remains Good
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspectionITS462524
Inspection typeRequires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Inspection type groupingRequires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date06/05/2015
Publication date08/06/2015
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection113942
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection8397000
School name at time of latest graded inspectionPortfield School
School type at time of latest graded inspectionNon-Maintained Special School
Current school type used for chart C6Maintained school
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationN/A
Behaviour and attitudesN/A
Personal developmentN/A
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?N/A
Early years provisionGood
Sixth form provisionGood
Previous inspection numberITS426712
Previous inspection start date25/09/2013
Previous publication date04/11/2013
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of previous graded inspection113942
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection8397000
School name at time of previous graded inspectionPortfield School
School type at time of previous graded inspectionNon-Maintained Special School
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness3
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementRequires Improvement
Previous safeguarding is effective?N/A
Previous early years provisionN/A
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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