Outwood Academy Portland
Netherton Road, Worksop, S80 2SF
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Principal
- Mrs Danielle Sheehan
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Outwood Grange Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Bassetlaw
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,720
- Pupils on roll
- 1,706
- URN
- 138248
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01909471010
About this school
Outwood Academy Portland is a secondary academy in Worksop. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,706 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Outwood Academy Portland, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 283 | 278 | 279 |
| Attainment 8 score | 45.5 | 44.9 | 47.9 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.03 -0.14 to +0.20 | +0.01 -0.16 to +0.18 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 48% | 43.9% | 44.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 65% | 69.1% | 70.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 27% | 43.2% | 29.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Outwood Academy Portland has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Nottinghamshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 45.5 | 39.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 44.9 | 39.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 47.9 | 39.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,662 |
| 2023/24 | 1,717 |
| 2024/25 | 1,726 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Outwood Academy Portland compares
Outwood Academy Portland ranked 20th of 44 secondary schools in Nottinghamshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 69% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47.9 | 9.9% | 28.8% | 1,706 | — |
| Outwood Academy Valley | 50.4 | 8.5% | 22.6% | 1,721 | 1.7 miles |
| Meden School | 44 | 9.6% | 37.6% | 1,054 | 6.0 miles |
| Heritage High School | 40 | 8.2% | 38.9% | 940 | 6.3 miles |
| Dinnington High School | 42.3 | 9.4% | 33% | 1,005 | 6.6 miles |
| Retford Oaks Academy | 40.1 | 9.7% | 32.5% | 1,080 | 6.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 28.79%
- English as an additional language
- 15.7%
- Overall absence
- 9.94%
- Persistent absence
- 26.76%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Outwood Academy Valley1.7 miles
Secondary · Worksop
-
Meden School6.0 miles
Secondary · Mansfield
-
Heritage High School6.3 miles
Secondary · Chesterfield
-
Dinnington High School6.6 miles
Secondary · Sheffield
-
Retford Oaks Academy6.9 miles
Secondary · Retford
Other schools in Worksop
- Outwood Academy Valley Secondary
- Creswell CofE Controlled Infant and Nursery Primary
- Creswell Junior School Primary
- Gateford Park Primary School Primary
- Haggonfields Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Hodthorpe Primary School Primary
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School Primary
- Kingston Park Academy Primary
- Langold Dyscarr Community School Primary
- Norbridge Academy Primary
- Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Prospect Hill Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Outwood Academy Portland teach?
- Outwood Academy Portland teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Worksop.
- Who is the principal of Outwood Academy Portland?
- The principal of Outwood Academy Portland is Mrs Danielle Sheehan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Outwood Academy Portland been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Outwood Academy Portland, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Outwood Academy Portland?
- Outwood Academy Portland has 1,706 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Outwood Academy Portland full?
- Outwood Academy Portland has capacity for 1,720 pupils and 1,706 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Outwood Academy Portland a faith school?
- No. Outwood Academy Portland has no designated religious character.
- Is Outwood Academy Portland a selective school?
- No. Outwood Academy Portland is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Outwood Academy Portland part of an academy trust?
- Outwood Academy Portland is part of OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Outwood Academy Portland's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 45.5 in 2022/23 and 47.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Outwood Academy Portland compare with other schools in Nottinghamshire?
- Outwood Academy Portland ranked 20th of 44 secondary schools in Nottinghamshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 69% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Outwood Academy Portland's absence rate?
- Outwood Academy Portland's overall absence rate is 9.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Outwood Academy Portland's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Outwood Academy Portland'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 1 July 2026.