Overview of Atlantic Academy Portland · All-through · Dorset
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
Subject breakdown
DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.
View full historyHow does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
Progress 8 compared with other schools
Destinations
Pupils staying in education or entering apprenticeships or employment
After Key Stage 4 · 2024/25
91%
Education or employment
83%
Education
7%
Apprenticeships
1%
Employment
Pupils & context
2024/25
Contact
History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Primary — Key Stage 2
Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.
| Year | RWM expected | RWM higher | Reading exp. | Reading hi. | Writing exp. | Writing hi. | Maths exp. | Maths hi. | Science | SPAG exp. | Read. score | Maths score | GPS score | Reading prog. | Writing prog. | Maths prog. | SEN | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 64% | 8% | 72% | 22% | 81% | 22% | 69% | 19% | 75% | 67% | 104.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 | — | — | — | 40% | 748 |
| 2023/24 | 79% | 12% | 85% | 31% | 88% | 29% | 81% | 21% | 87% | 73% | 106.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 | — | — | — | 36% | 778 |
| 2022/23 | 65% | 10% | 78% | 32% | 85% | 20% | 77% | 20% | 78% | 67% | 106.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 | +0.70 | +2.50 | +0.20 | 35% | 787 |
| 2018/19 | 70% | 6% | 84% | 25% | 81% | 29% | 75% | 16% | 83% | 76% | 105.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 | +2.50 | +2.70 | +0.10 | 17% | 811 |
| 2017/18 | 74% | 15% | 93% | 39% | 82% | 33% | 79% | 23% | 74% | 75% | 109.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 | +5.20 | +3.00 | +1.60 | — | 828 |
| 2016/17 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | — | New school |
DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 38% | 19% | 34.0 | Not applicable | 32% | 240.1 | 32% | 748 |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 24% | 38.9 | -0.74 | 38% | 311.7 | 40% | 778 |
| 2022/23 | 53% | 25% | 43.7 | -0.80 | 22% | 322.0 | 22% | 787 |
| 2021/22 | 47% | 20% | 39.0 | -0.96 | 34% | 257.7 | 34% | 780 |
| 2018/19 | 53% | 34% | 45.3 | +0.39 | 13% | 245.8 | 13% | 811 |
| 2017/18 | 51% | 30% | 44.6 | +0.23 | 5% | 263.2 | 8% | 828 |
| 2016/17 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | — | Not published | New school |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016/17 | Not published | — | Not applicable | Not published | Not published |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 748 | 18.6 | 40% | 2% | 35% | 9% | 22% |
| 2023/24 | 778 | 19.1 | 36% | 1% | 35% | 9% | 27% |
| 2022/23 | 787 | 19.1 | 35% | 1% | 35% | 9% | 30% |
| 2021/22 | 780 | 20.6 | 29% | 1% | 35% | 9% | 25% |
| 2020/21 | 764 | 21.3 | 26% | 2% | 36% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 811 | 19.4 | 17% | 3% | 32% | 8% | 26% |
| 2017/18 | — | 20.8 | — | — | — | 9% | 23% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.