Portland Place School
56-58 Portland Place, London, W1B 1NJ
This school is closed (it closed in August 2024).
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 8 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headmaster
- Mr David Bradbury
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 350
- Pupils on roll
- 219
- URN
- 100541
- Local authority
- Westminster
About this school
Portland Place School was an independent school in London. It taught children aged 8 to 18 and had 219 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Portland Place School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in October 1988, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 50 | 55 |
| Attainment 8 score | 45.7 | 48.6 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 42% | 54.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 78% | 80% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 6% | 9.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.7 | 3.3 |
Trends over time
How Portland Place School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Westminster average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 45.7 | 38.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 48.6 | 42 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | — | 38.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 222 |
| 2023/24 | 219 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 7
- Pupils on SEN support
- 126
Location
Nearby schools
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Eifa International School0.1 miles
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Southbank International School Westminster0.1 miles
Independent schools
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Queen's College, London0.2 miles
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University of Westminster0.3 miles
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Wetherby Senior School0.3 miles
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Common questions
- What ages does Portland Place School teach?
- Portland Place School taught children aged 8 to 18. It was an independent school in London.
- Has Portland Place School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Portland Place School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Portland Place School?
- Portland Place School had 219 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 8 to 18.
- How have Portland Place School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 45.7 in 2022/23 and 48.6 in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Portland Place School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Portland Place School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 9 September 2024.