Dorset
Atlantic Academy Portland
Dependable results for a comprehensive intake; the journey is the main thing to weigh.
What the data says
Published data, read plainly. It tells you what to check next; it does not guarantee a place or replace your local authority’s admissions guidance.
Attainment 8 of 37.7 is significantly below the national average. Progress 8 and pupil context may still indicate positive value-added.
- 37.7
- Attainment 8
- 27%
- 5+ Eng & Maths
- 2025/2026
- Academic year
Pupils made below-average progress compared with similar pupils nationally. The confidence interval is entirely below zero.
- -0.74
- Progress 8
- [-1.04, -0.45]
- Confidence interval
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Starting school in September 2027
- Secondary (Year 7): apply by 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
National dates for England. You apply through the council where you live, even for a school in another council.
Applications and offers
National offer day figures that councils report to the Department for Education. These are counts only: they do not show how far away the last child offered a place lived.
Reception entry
| Year of entry | Places offered | Put it first | First choices offered | Applications (any preference) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 19 | 18 | 18 (100%) | 44 |
| September 2025 | 22 | 22 | 22 (100%) | 49 |
| September 2024 | 22 | 18 | 18 (100%) | 37 |
| September 2023 | 38 | 26 | 26 (100%) | 66 |
| September 2022 | 31 | 31 | 31 (100%) | 52 |
Year 7 entry
| Year of entry | Places offered | Put it first | First choices offered | Applications (any preference) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 52 | 52 | 52 (100%) | 66 |
| September 2025 | 72 | 69 | 69 (100%) | 87 |
| September 2024 | 49 | 47 | 47 (100%) | 56 |
| September 2023 | 55 | 53 | 53 (100%) | 69 |
| September 2022 | 49 | 49 | 49 (100%) | 59 |
Source: Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, school-level data, published 18 June 2026. “–” means the figure was not published. The council’s own allocation figures are the official record: check Dorset’s admissions page for cut-off distances, the admission rules and this year’s dates.
Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25 or 2025/26)
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | 7+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 (provisional) | 94 | 37.7 | — | 26.6% | 2.1% | — | — |
| 2024/2025 | 78 | 34.0 | — | 19.2% | — | 32.1% | 3.1 |
| 2023/2024 | 90 | 38.9 | -0.74 | 24.4% | — | 37.8% | 3.5 |
| 2022/2023 | 87 | 43.7 | -0.80 | 25.3% | — | 21.8% | 3.7 |
| 2021/2022 | 74 | 39.0 | -0.96 | — | — | 34.0% | 3.5 |
EBacc figures stop at 2024/2025: the DfE no longer publishes them from 2025/2026.
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Dorset for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 145119 |
| Local authority | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Phase | All-through |
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 4-16 |
| Headteacher | Melissa Heppell |
| Trust | ASPIRATIONS ACADEMIES TRUST |
| Admissions | Non-selective |
| Religious character | None |
| Postcode | DT5 2NA |
| Pupils | 748 |
| FSM eligible | 33.8% |
Contact and identifiers
Maritime House, Southwell Park, Portland, Dorset, DT5 2NA
http://www.atlantic-aspirations.org/1305820262| DfE number | 4007 |
| UKPRN | 10065190 |
| Opened | 1 Sept 2017 |
| GIAS updated | 4 Feb 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 4 Feb 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2025/2026 |
| Latest KS2 year | 2024/2025 |
| Ofsted published | 9 Mar 2022 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | Academy First Section 5 |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 19 Jan 2022 |
| Publication date | 9 Mar 2022 |