Portland College, Mansfield
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 6 months agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Portland College provides specialist support for young people with complex needs in an accessible, well-designed environment. Staff know learners well and work closely with families and other agencies. The college has thorough systems in place to keep young people safe, including individual risk assessments and positive behaviour plans.
Key Strengths
- Governors have strong oversight of safeguarding with regular meetings and site visits to challenge leaders
- Staff are well-trained and understand how to report safeguarding concerns appropriately
- Learners have individual risk assessments and positive behaviour plans tailored to their needs
- Accessible facilities including specialist sites at Forest Road and Woodborough designed to provide calm learning environments
- Progression tutors and learning mentors know learners well and maintain robust communication with families
Areas for Improvement
- Safeguarding case records are sometimes split across multiple locations, making it difficult for leaders to track actions and updates quickly
- Need to ensure all safeguarding information is consistently collated in one place for easy oversight
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is mostly effective with suitable policies, qualified staff, and appropriate support for learners, though case record-keeping needs improvement to ensure complete oversight of individual cases.
Portland College is a specialist education provider in Mansfield for 322 young people with high-needs funding. This focused monitoring inspection examined safeguarding following concerns raised to Ofsted.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
SEN Provision
No
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Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Mansfield
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Admissions Demand - Nottinghamshire
Places available
9,687
Applications
9,316
Got 1st preference
91.1%
Got preferred school
98.0%
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