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Alt. provision · Year 1–Year 11 · 46 pupils
Atlantic Academy Portland
Maritime House, Southwell Park, Portland DT5 2NA
Year groups
Reception–Year 11
All-through
Pupils
769
On roll
Ages
4–16
Capacity 1,020
Local authority
Dorset
Aspirations Academies Trust
Schola Grade 2
GCSE-style grade (9–1) · compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other state-funded secondary schools in England; the line marks the middle. Data: key stage 2 tests, GCSE results (Attainment 8) and persistent absence, 2024/25 (Department for Education).
About Atlantic Academy Portland
Atlantic Academy Portland is an academy in Portland, Dorset, for pupils aged 4–16 (Reception–Year 11). It is part of Aspirations Academies Trust.
It has 769 pupils on roll and room for 1,020. It has a sixth form. Its Schola Grade is 2 on the GCSE-style 9–1 scale, compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England.
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Academy · What this means
- Level
- All-through
- Year groups
- Reception–Year 11
- Ages
- 4–16
- Official type
- Academy sponsor led
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Pupils on roll
- 769
- Capacity
- 1,020 pupils
- Free school meals
- 34.70% of pupils eligible
- Academy trust
- Aspirations Academies Trust
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Nation
- England
- URN
- 145119
Schools near Atlantic Academy Portland
All 2 schools in Portland →
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Wyvern Academy
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Westfield Arts College
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Dorchester Learning Centre
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