What the school inspection says
“The pupils enrol in Portadown College, which is fully subscribed … as a result of selective transfer from the contributory junior high schools in Portadown ... and in Tandragee ... Mutually respectful relationships, and highly effective approaches in the pupil-centred and integrated provision for careers education, special educational needs and pastoral care all support the development of the pupils as mature, self-confident, polite, courteous and articulate young people who are keen to learn ... The curriculum sets out to provide a broad and balanced range of courses to meet the needs and interests of all of the pupils ... The governors are very well informed and are strategically and actively engaged in the life and work of the school ... They have been particularly effective in developing the pupil voice within the school. The parents, staff and school community can have a high degree of confidence in the effectiveness of both leadership and governance.” A baseline monitoring inspection took place in 2019.
*Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgment in inspections of state-funded schools. A five-point grading scale, including a new “exceptional” grade was introduced in November 2025.
