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Atlantic Academy Portland

All-through Academy school in Portland DT5 2NA

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  • School Reference Number: 145119
  • Address: Maritime House, Southwell Park, Portland DT5 2NA
  • Headteacher: Principal Melissa Heppell
  • Telephone: 01305 820262
  • Website: atlantic-aspirations.org
  • Managing Organisation: Aspirations Academies Trust
  • Type: Academies
  • Sub-Type: Academy sponsor led
  • Phase: All-through
  • Pupil Capacity: 1,020
  • Local Education Authority: Dorset
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 4 to 16
  • Admissions Policy: Non-selective
  • Active From: September 2017* (Fresh Start)

* 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.

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Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 19/01/2022

Rating published on 09/03/2022

Overall effectiveness: Good

Quality of education: Good

Behaviour and attitudes: Good

Personal development: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

Early years provision: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
19 January 2022 10 March 2022 School inspection Good

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Unique Reference Number145119
Local Authority Code838
Local Authority NameDorset
Establishment Number4007
School / College NameAtlantic Academy Portland
Establishment Type Code28
Establishment typeAcademy sponsor led
Establishment Type Group Code10
Establishment Type GroupAcademies
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code04
Reason establishment openedFresh Start
Open date01-09-2017
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 7
Phase of educationAll-through
Age range Low4
Age range High16
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 Code06
Religious characterNone
Religious ethosNone
Diocese Code9999
Diocese
Admissions Policy Code4
Admissons policyNon-selective
School capacity1,020
Special Classes Code0
Special classesNot applicable
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils778
Number of Boys395
Number of Girls383
Percentage Free School Meals34.30
Trust School Flag Code3
Trust School Flag Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts Code2186
Academy trust or TrustASPIRATIONS ACADEMIES TRUST
School Sponsor FlagLinked to a sponsor
Academy sponsorAspirations Academies Trust
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10065190
FEHE Identifier
Further education type
Last Changed Date07-01-2025
StreetMaritime House
LocalitySouthwell Park
Address3
TownPortland
County (name)Dorset
PostcodeDT5 2NA
Websitehttp://www.atlantic-aspirations.org/
Telephone01305820262
Headteacher/Principal titlePrincipal
Headteacher/Principal first nameMelissa
Headteacher/Principal last nameHeppell
Headteacher/Principal Job Title
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provision
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providers
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 CodeE06000059
DistrictDorset
Ward CodeE05012709
WardPortland
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001485
Parliamentary ConstituencySouth Dorset
Urban/Rural CodeD1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe
GSS LA CodeX999999
Easting368065
Northing70064
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Dorset 048
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Dorset 048D
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code835
Previous local authorityPre-LGR 2019 Dorset
Previous establishment number
Country
UPRN10002062974
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02004289
LSOA CodeE01020566
Free School Meals267
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN145119
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/145119
LAESTAB8384007
School nameAtlantic Academy Portland
Ofsted phaseSecondary
Type of educationAcademy Sponsor Led
School open date01/09/2017
Admissions policyNon-selective
Sixth formHas a sixth form
Designated religious characterNone
Religious ethosNone
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionSouth West
RegionSouth West
Local authorityDorset
Parliamentary constituencySouth Dorset
Multi-academy trust UID2186
Multi-academy trust nameAspirations Academies Trust
Academy sponsor UID2187
Academy sponsor nameAspirations Academies Trust
PostcodeDT5 2NA
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile4
Total number of pupils778
Statutory lowest age4
Statutory highest age16
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspectionN/A
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?N/A
URN at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspectionN/A
Date of latest ungraded inspectionN/A
Ungraded inspection publication dateN/A
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?N/A
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeN/A
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspection10212159
Inspection typeAcademy First Section 5
Inspection type groupingAcademy First Section 5
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date19/01/2022
Publication date09/03/2022
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection145119
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection8384007
School name at time of latest graded inspectionAtlantic Academy Portland
School type at time of latest graded inspectionAcademy Sponsor Led
Current school type used for chart C6Academy sponsor led
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?Yes
Early years provisionGood
Sixth form provisionN/A
Previous inspection number10023022
Previous inspection start date29/11/2016
Previous publication date25/01/2017
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?No
URN at time of previous graded inspection138388
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection8354000
School name at time of previous graded inspectionIsle of Portland Aldridge Community Academy
School type at time of previous graded inspectionAcademy Sponsor Led
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness4
Previous category of concernSM
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementInadequate
Previous safeguarding is effective?Yes
Previous early years provisionInadequate
Previous sixth form provisionInadequate

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