All-through
Portfield School
Parley Lane, Christchurch, BH23 6BP
Key facts
- Phase
- All-through
- Type
- Non-maintained special school
- Ages
- 4 to 19
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 144 of 150 places
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Sixth form
- Yes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
Ofsted
Last inspected November 2024
Standards maintained
An ungraded inspection, which checks whether a school remains at its previous grade rather than re-grading it. Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Parley Lane, Christchurch, BH23 6BP
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Head Teacher
- Anna Hewitt
- Address
- Parley Lane, Christchurch, BH23 6BP
- Telephone
- 01202573808