Education & Young People Health & Wellbeing 2025
Portland College

Impact Report 2024-25

Portland College is a national charity based in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, providing specialist further education, care, employment support and community services for people with disabilities. In 2024/25 the organisation opened its first Nottingham City campus to meet rising SEND demand, supported 281 citizens through care services, achieved 114 new job starts through Portland Pathways, and delivered 9,379 volunteering hours. Portland College, Portland Pathways, Pollyteach School and Portland Freedom together serve hundreds of disabled people across the East Midlands.

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📋About

Specialist further education at Sherwood Forest campus; Portland Freedom supported living and day services; Pollyteach School alternative provision; Jump Start AP; Portland Pathways community employment and mental health; Newstart Arts and Activities; Woodland Adventure Zone

📊Key Metrics

281 citizens supported through CQC-registered care services including 17 residential learners, 73 day service and 40 short breaks Key Metric 1
114 new job starts achieved through Portland Pathways employment and mental health service across Kirkby, Mansfield, Newark, Sutton and Worksop Key Metric 2
9,379.5 volunteering hours delivered, valued at £109,894 in added savings in 2024/25 Key Metric 3

✅Key Outcomes

  • First Nottingham City campus opened on Forest Road West in 2024/25; second campus completed, opening September 2025 — expanding specialist SEND provision in the region
  • 26% reduction in low wellbeing and 23% improvement in moderate wellbeing among Portland Pathways clients (Warwick Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale)
  • 94% achievement rate for accredited qualifications at Portland College; 95% of Jump Start Year 11 learners secured a post-16 destination

📍Geography

East Midlands

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