Learning Opportunities Centre Secondary
- Type
- Other independent special school
- Location
- Deal, CT14 8DW
- Distance
- 3.6km away
Portal House School
Sea Street, St Margaret's-At-Cliffe, Dover, CT15 6SS
Ofsted: Good
Independent
Phase
80
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Boys
Gender
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 13.2 nat46.0
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 0.0% nat45.4%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 15.0% nat64.8%
- Entering EBacc
- 0.0% nat40.5%
- EBacc APS
- 0.7 nat4.1
- Cohort Size
- 20
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 70.0%
- Continued in education
- 70.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 0.0%
- Employment
- 0.0%
- Not sustained
- 10.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 75
- Boys
- 75 (100%)
- Capacity
- 80 (94% full)
- SEND
- 100.0%
- FSM Eligible
- 69.3%
- EAL
- 1.3%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 100.0%
- SEN Support
- 0.0%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 3.9:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 19.4
- Budget per Pupil
- £32,538/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 29.4% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 63.0% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Community special school
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 96.0%
- White Other: 2.7%
- Gypsy/Roma: 1.3%
96.0%
White British
2.7%
White Other
1.3%
Gypsy/Roma
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Sea Street
Dover, South East
Administrative
- URN
- 119062
- UKPRN
- 10018758
- Establishment No.
- 7067
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