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Portfield School
Parley Lane, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 6BP
Overview
Portfield School is a special / send school (non-maintained special school) in Christchurch, South West, for pupils aged 4–19. This summary is generated only from official structured fields.
School details
- Official establishment type
- Non-maintained special school
- Establishment group
- Special schools
- Age range
- Ages 4–19
- Gender of entry
- Mixed
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Sixth form
- Yes
- School capacity
- 150
- Pupils on roll
- 144
- URN
- 113942
Admissions
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
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Official inspection data
Ofsted inspections
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Other recent inspection activity
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Ungraded inspection
Inspected 27 November 2024 · Published 19 December 2024
Outcome: Standards maintained
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Source: Ofsted · Inspections and outcomes. Official Ofsted page for this school
SEND and additional needs
Types of special educational need recorded in the official dataset. These describe recorded provision, not a judgement of quality.
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
Location
- Address
- Parley Lane, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 6BP
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Inspection
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- Ofsted
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