Portland Place School A GSG School
- Portland Place School
56-58 Portland Place
London
W1B 1NJ - Head: David Bradbury
- T 020 7307 8700
- F 020 7436 2676
- E [email protected]
- W www.portland-place.co.uk
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 8 to 18.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Westminster
- Pupils: 290; sixth formers: 51
- Religion: Not Applicable
- Fees: £21,030 pa
- Open days: Tuesday mornings (see website for details).
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
- ISI report: View the ISI report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Small, nurturing and refreshingly relaxed. Definitely an informal feel to the place. Although not quite on first name terms with teachers, one can sense an equality in the relationships not seen in more traditional establishments. Good use of sixth form mentors for years 7 and 8 – really fosters inter-age group understanding and friendships, especially helpful in so small a school. A broader band of ability than in most of the fiercely competitive London day schools – something the school takes pride in and, together with its…
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2015 Good Schools Guide Awards
- Best performance by Boys taking Art & Design (Graphics) at an English Independent School (GCE A level)
Other features
All-through school (for example 3-18 years). - An all-through school covers junior and senior education. It may start at 3 or 4, or later, and continue through to 16 or 18. Some all-through schools set exams at 11 or 13 that pupils must pass to move on.
What The Good Schools Guide says
Head
Since April 2017, David Bradbury, previously deputy head of South Hampstead High. BSc in physics, MSc and PGCE, all from Keele, plus an MA in education from the Open University. Physics co-ordinator at Bangkok Patana School for a number of years; taught at Chase Terrace High and Newcastle-under-Lyme College; head of physics at Nicholas Chamberlaine School and assistant head at Alleyne's High School. Hobbies and interests include archery, cookery, cryptic crosswords, film, literature and music, as well as hill-walking and board games.
Academic matters
A broader band of ability than in most of the fiercely competitive London day schools – something the school takes pride in and, together with its small class sizes, sees as a ‘unique selling point.’ Only 12 in a class in years 4-6, an average of 15 in years 7 to 11...
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Results by exam and subject
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Special Education Needs
Pupils with special needs come from a wide range of backgrounds and their needs are usually catered for within their own classes. Extra support is provided by teachers on an indivdual basis where required. These sessions are normally timetabled to coincide with one of the daily sports sessions. Pupils' needs are managed by the school's Manager of Special Educational Needs. Pupils who need short term support in EAL attend small groups (4-6 pupils) during one of the daily PE slots or second modern language class. 10-09
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | |
| Aspergers | |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | |
| Dysgraphia | |
| Dyslexia | |
| Dyspraxia | |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | |
| Genetic | |
| Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | |
| Has SEN unit or class | |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | |
| Hospital School | |
| Mental health | |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | |
| Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | |
| Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| PD - Physical Disability | |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | |
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| VI - Visual Impairment |
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Who came from where
| School | Year | Places |
|---|---|---|
| Hill House International School | 2016 | 1 |
| Hurlingham School | 2018 | 1 |
| Queen's College Prep School | 2018 | 1 |
| Ravenscourt Park Preparatory School | 2018 | 1 |
| St Paul's Cathedral School | 2010 to 2015 | 3 |
| St Philip's School | 2018 | 2 |
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