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Best Not applicable schools in Dorset

Top 20 by latest Ofsted graded judgements (showing top 10 – Go Pro for full list)
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These rankings cover not applicable schools in the district of Dorset based on the most recent graded Ofsted inspections. We order by headline grade first, then by publication date; ties are broken using “Quality of education” (where available), then contextual signals.

Graded not applicable schools
10
Outstanding
2
Good
8
Median inspection year
2015

Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)

O: 20% · G: 80% · RI: 0% · I: 0%

Summary

Outstanding: 2 Good: 8 Requires improvement: 0 Inadequate: 0
Earliest inspection
Oct 2011 (exact date for Pro)
Latest inspection
Jun 2024 (exact date for Pro)

These rankings use each school’s latest graded Ofsted inspection. Ungraded visits do not replace the most recent graded judgement.

  • 1.
    Yewstock School
    Not applicable • Community special school • Sturminster Newton • DT10 (full postcode for Pro)

    Last inspected on Jun 2013 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)

    Outstanding
  • 2.
    Westfield Arts College
    Not applicable • Foundation special school • Weymouth • DT3 (full postcode for Pro)

    Last inspected on Oct 2011 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)

    Outstanding
  • 3.
    Harbour Vale School
    Not applicable • Academy alternative provision sponsor led • Sherborne • DT9 (full postcode for Pro)

    Last inspected on Jun 2024 – graded Good by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)

    Good
  • 4.
    Beaucroft Foundation School
    Not applicable • Foundation special school • Wimborne • BH21 (full postcode for Pro)

    Last inspected on Feb 2024 – graded Good by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)

    Good
  • 5.
    Harbour School Dorset
    Not applicable • Free schools special • BH20 (full postcode for Pro)

    Last inspected on Nov 2023 – graded Good by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)

    Good
  • 6.
    Mountjoy School
    Not applicable • Community special school • Beaminster • DT8 (full postcode for Pro)

    Last inspected on Jan 2023 – graded Good by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)

    Good
  • 7.
    Dorchester Learning Centre
    Not applicable • Pupil referral unit • Dorchester • DT2 (full postcode for Pro)

    Last inspected on Jul 2022 – graded Good by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)

    Good
  • 8.
    The Compass
    Not applicable • Pupil referral unit • Weymouth • DT4 (full postcode for Pro)

    Last inspected on Sep 2015 – graded Good by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)

    Good
  • 9.
    Wyvern Academy
    Not applicable • Academy special converter • Weymouth • DT3 (full postcode for Pro)

    Last inspected on Sep 2015 – graded Good by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)

    Good
  • 10.
    The Forum Centre
    Not applicable • Pupil referral unit • Blandford Forum • DT11 (full postcode for Pro)

    Last inspected on Feb 2012 – graded Good by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)

    Good
How we rank these schools
  1. Headline Ofsted grade orders: Outstanding (1), then Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
  2. More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
  3. Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
  4. We may consider contextual signals (e.g., %FSM, roll size) to break remaining ties.

Ungraded visits don’t replace the last graded judgement.

About Ofsted grades
  • Outstanding (1) — highest judgement across key areas.
  • Good (2) — consistently meets standards.
  • Requires improvement (3) — not yet good; clear areas to improve.
  • Inadequate (4) — significant weaknesses found.

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