South West
Special schools in Dorset
11 special schools in Dorset.
Ofsted among special schools in Dorset
Outstanding2
Good2
No overall grade7
4 of these schools carry a historic one-word grade. The remaining 7 either have no published outcome or were inspected under a newer framework with no overall grade; current report cards instead grade separate aspects of the school. What changed.
- Last overall grade still shown
- 4
- Current framework (no overall grade)
- 0
- Average days since inspection
- 1,266
- Framework mix
- 4 historic, 0 current, 7 none
Special schools in Dorset
Sorted by name. A gap of a point or two is noise, not a ranking — read the school pages for the intake-adjusted comparison.
11 schools
| School | Area | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arbour House SchoolOther independent special school | Dorset | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Aurora Beeches SchoolOther independent special school | Wimborne | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Beaucroft Foundation SchoolFoundation special school | Wimborne | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Graduately Developing FuturesOther independent special school | Dorset | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Kingfisher SchoolOther independent special school | Weymouth | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Mountjoy SchoolCommunity special school | Beaminster | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Sheiling SchoolOther independent special school | Ringwood | No overall grade | — | — | |
| The Forum SchoolOther independent special school | Blandford Forum | No overall grade | — | — | |
| The Luccombe HubOther independent special school | Blandford Forum | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Westfield Arts CollegeFoundation special school | Weymouth | Outstanding 2023 | — | — | |
| Yewstock SchoolCommunity special school | Sturminster Newton | Outstanding 2023 | — | — |