Atlantic Academy Portland
Type | Academy |
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Location |
Isle of Portland Dorset England |
DfE URN | 138388 Tables |
Ofsted | Reports |
Gender | Coeducational |
Ages | 3–19 |
Website | Atlantic Academy |
Atlantic Academy, formerly known as the Isle of Portland Aldridge Community Academy, is a coeducational all-through school and sixth form for children aged 3 to 19. The school is located on two sites on the Isle of Portland in the English county of Dorset.
The school 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 and Dorset County Council.
A new campus, Osprey Quay Campus, opened in 2014.[1] It was followed by the opening of the main campus site, Maritime House, in September 2016.[2] 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. [3] IPACA became Atlantic Academy Portland in September 2017.