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Portal House School

Sea Street, St Margaret's-At-Cliffe, Dover, Kent, CT15 6SS

Ofsted: Good (last overall grade). Last inspected 8 January 2025.

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75
Pupils
64.0%
Free school meals

About this school

Portal House School is a Community special school serving special age pupils, located in Dover, Kent. The school has 75 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Good (last overall grade). Last inspected 8 January 2025. The Headteacher is Rosemary Bradley. The school is administered by Kent local authority. The school has boys-only admissions.

School details

Headteacher
Rosemary Bradley
Local authority
Kent
Gender
Boys
URN
119062

Admissions

Applications for places at Portal House School are handled by the school or the local authority (Kent). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

13.2
Attainment 8 · 2024-25
−1.82
Progress 8 · 2023-24
0%
Grade 5+ in English & maths · 2024-25
15%
Grade 4+ in English & maths · 2024-25
0.68
EBacc average point score · 2024-25
0%
Entering the EBacc · 2024-25
  • Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
  • Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
  • Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
  • EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.

Source: Department for Education school performance data. Check this school on GOV.UK →

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