Portfield School
Parley Lane, Christchurch, BH23 6BP
144 pupils · 96% of 150 capacity
- Type
- Non-maintained special school
- Ages
- 4–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 25%
Ofsted
Standards maintained (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “Standards maintained” (no overall grade issued)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 27 November 2024, published 19 December 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
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Nearby alternatives
- Linwood School 4.8 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Bournemouth University 4.8 km · No Ofsted rating
- Cambian Wing College 4.9 km · No Ofsted rating
- Arts University Bournemouth 4.9 km · No Ofsted rating
- Park School 5 km · No Ofsted rating
- St Martin's School 5.1 km · No Ofsted rating
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.