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Academy in Isle of Portland, Dorset, England

Atlantic Academy Portland Location Maritime House, Southwell Park Isle of Portland , Dorset , DT5 2NA England 50°31′45″N 2°27′05″W / 50.5292°N 2.4513°W / 50.5292; -2.4513 Information Type Academy Motto ‘100% Every day. No Shortcuts’ ‘Excellence is a habit’[1] Trust Aspirations Academies Trust UID:2187 Department for Education URN 145119 Tables Ofsted Reports Gender Coeducational Age 4 to 16 Enrolment 811 as of November 2018[update] Capacity ≈1020 [2] Website www.atlantic-aspirations.org 1km 0.6miles Atlantic Academy

**Atlantic Academy Portland**, formerly known as the Isle of Portland Aldridge Community Academy, is a [coeducational](/source/Coeducational) [all-through school](/source/All-through_school) for children aged 4 to 16. The school is located on one site on the [Isle of Portland](/source/Isle_of_Portland) in the [English county](/source/English_county) of [Dorset](/source/Dorset).

## History

The Isle of Portland Aldridge Community Academy was formed in September 2012 from the merger of Brackenbury Infant School, Grove Infant School, Southwell County Primary School, Underhill Community Junior School and Royal Manor Arts College. As an academy, the school was originally sponsored by [The Aldridge Foundation](/source/Aldridge_Foundation) and [Dorset County Council](/source/Dorset_County_Council).[3]

A new campus, Osprey Quay Campus, opened in 2014.[4] It was followed by the opening of the main campus site, Maritime House, in September 2016.[5] In September 2016, Aldridge Education multi-academy trust took over the responsibility for all Aldridge Schools from the Aldridge Foundation. In October it was announced that the Academy would not be joining the multi-academy trust and that Aldridge were standing down as sponsor. Dorset County Council remains a sponsor. [6]

In November 2016, the school was inspected by Ofsted and declared inadequate.[7] IPACA became Atlantic Academy Portland in September 2017, managed by [Aspirations Academies Trust](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Aspirations_Academies_Trust&action=edit&redlink=1).[1]

## Academics

Aspirations Academies Trust is a [multi-academy trust](/source/Multi-academy_trust) supporting 16 academies in [Dorset](/source/Dorset), [Banbury](/source/Banbury) and [Feltham](/source/Feltham) in West London.[8] The school they inherited was 'inadequate';[7] they aimed to create an academy where the students believed in themselves and were actively engaged in their own learning and saw a connection between the learning tasks and their ambitions for the future. They needed to create a challenging curriculum and disruption free learning. It is an ‘all through’ Academy, with all years housed within the same school building.[1]

An early change was to reduce the schools capacity, the [PAN](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pupil_admission_number&action=edit&redlink=1) or school number in jargon, from 1580 to 1220, to have year groups of 60 in Primary and 120 in Secondary, where previously it was 60 and 150. This reduces overcrowding while allowing all pupils to be on a single site.[9]

### Curriculum

As an all-through school, with students from reception class to upper sixth- there needs to be a unified teaching approach in all key stages, from [Key Stage R](/source/Key_Stage_1) to [Key Stage 5](/source/Key_Stage_5). The Aspirations Academies Trust is developing a common curricular approach the will be used in each of its academies, albeit reflecting the local community and the particular needs of its students,[10] It will contain :

- The [Early Years](/source/Early_Years_Foundation_Stage) curriculum requirements,

- The [National Curriculum](/source/National_Curriculum_for_England) in Key Stages 1, 2, 3 and 4.

- ‘No Limits: Education for success in the 21st century’ -a trust wide [KS2](/source/Key_Stage_2) and [KS3](/source/KS3) teaching scheme

- The [EBacc](/source/EBacc) academic programme at [KS4](/source/Key_Stage_4)

- The trust [CEIL](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=CEIL&action=edit&redlink=1) programme at [Post 16](/source/Key_Stage_5)[10]

### Current subjects

Learning in Key Stage Two is linked to a central topic, such as an Energy and Sustainability or ‘The Middle East’. The topic mapping has been specially designed to support the needs of the pupils.[11]

At Key Stage 3, year 8 and 9 students study English, Maths, Science, French, Music, Art, Drama, RE, Geography, History, Design Technology; Computer Science and Business Enterprise and PE. In Year 7 the students study the new No Limits Curriculum: which will include English, Maths, Science, French, Music, Art, Drama, Geography, History, Design Technology and PE.[12]

At Key Stage 4 students study a mixture of [GCSEs](/source/General_Certificate_of_Secondary_Education) and [BTECs](/source/Business_and_Technology_Education_Council). All pupils study English, English Literature, Maths, and Science. They are allowed four options, two of which must be [EBacc](/source/EBacc) subjects, and two chosen from Art, business Studies, Drama, Music, Food, Product Design and Philosophy. The Ebacc subjects are History, Geography, French and Computer Science.[13]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-TES_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-TES_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-TES_1-2) ["Atlantic Academy Portland - Tes Jobs"](https://www.tes.com/jobs/employer/atlantic-academy-portland-1083353). *www.tes.com*. Retrieved 17 March 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-gias_2-0)** ["Atlantic Academy Portland - GOV.UK"](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/145119). *get-information-schools.service.gov.uk*. Retrieved 17 March 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-gias-old_3-0)** ["Isle of Portland Aldridge Community Academy - GOV.UK"](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/138388). *get-information-schools.service.gov.uk*. Retrieved 17 March 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Fond farewell for historic school building"](https://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/11338362.fond-farewell-for-historic-school-building/). *Dorset Echo*. 14 July 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["New Principal Visits Maritime House | Isle of Portland Aldridge Community Academy"](http://www.ipaca.uk.com/8869/new-principal-visits-maritime-house/). *www.ipaca.uk.com*. Retrieved 27 October 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Statement On IPACA"](http://aldridgeeducation.org/news/statement-ipaca/). *Aldridge Education*.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Ofsted_Report_2016_7-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Ofsted_Report_2016_7-1) ["Ofsted Report 2016"](https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/2638907). *ofsted.gov.uk*. Retrieved 17 March 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-gias-trust_8-0)** ["Aspirations Academies Trust - GOV.UK"](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Groups/Group/Details/2187#details). *get-information-schools.service.gov.uk*. Retrieved 17 March 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-PAN_9-0)** ["Consultation on the proposal to change the Published Admission Number for the primary and secondary provision at Atlantic Academy Portland"](http://www.portlandtowncouncil.gov.uk/Agenda-Nov-2017.pdf) (PDF). */www.portlandtowncouncil.gov.uk*. Retrieved 17 March 2020.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-No_Limits_10-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-No_Limits_10-1) ["Aspirations No Limits Curriculum - Atlantic Academy Isle of Portland"](http://www.atlantic-aspirations.org/2466/aspirations-no-limits-curriculum). *www.atlantic-aspirations.org*. Retrieved 17 March 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-KS2_11-0)** ["Key Stage Two Curriculum - Atlantic Academy Isle of Portland"](http://www.atlantic-aspirations.org/713/key-stage-two-curriculum). *www.atlantic-aspirations.org*. Retrieved 17 March 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-KS3_12-0)** ["Key Stage Three Curriculum - Atlantic Academy Isle of Portland"](http://www.atlantic-aspirations.org/714/key-stage-three-curriculum). *www.atlantic-aspirations.org*. Retrieved 17 March 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-KS4_13-0)** ["Key Stage Four Curriculum - Atlantic Academy Isle of Portland"](http://www.atlantic-aspirations.org/715/key-stage-four-curriculum). *www.atlantic-aspirations.org*. Retrieved 17 March 2020.

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