Portland College
Portland College is a special post 16 institution in Mansfield for boys and girls aged 16 to 99.
Nottingham Road, Portland College, Mansfield, NG18 4TJ01623 499111portland.ac.ukMs Angela Newton-Soanes principalAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Nottinghamshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
Specialist SEND provision. A special school for pupils with moderate learning difficulties, physical disability.
To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in Nottinghamshire with moderate learning difficulties provision.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pollyteach Limited | Independent | 200 m | 10 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Fountaindale School | Academy | 250 m | 95 | No overall grade 2025 | – | Compare |
| West Nottinghamshire College | Further education | 1.3 miles | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Ravenshead CofE Primary School | Church of England | 1.3 miles | 360 | Good 2022 | 44 | Compare |
| St Peter's CofE Primary Academy, Mansfield | Academy | 1.5 miles | 180 | Good 2022 | 41 | Compare |
| Abbey Gates Primary School | Council | 1.5 miles | 238 | Good 2024 | 89 | Compare |
| Berry Hill Primary School | Council | 1.8 miles | 459 | Good 2020 | 44 | Compare |
| High Oakham Primary School | Council | 1.8 miles | 477 | Good 2022 | 47 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Portland College a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Portland College yet.
How many pupils does Portland College have?
The number of pupils is not published.
Does Portland College have specialist SEND provision?
Yes. It is a special school for moderate learning difficulties, physical disability. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Nottingham Road, Portland College, Mansfield, NG18 4TJ
- Telephone
- 01623 499111
- Website
- www.portland.ac.uk
- Principal
- Ms Angela Newton-Soanes
- Type of school
- Special post 16 institution (Special post 16 institution, other types)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 16-99
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Ward
- Sutton Junction & Harlow Wood
- Constituency
- Ashfield
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 19 June 2006 (new provision)
- URN
- 131959 · LAESTAB 8917904 · UKPRN 10005151
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.