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Harbour Vale School
All-through · Mixed · Ages 5–16 · Sponsored alternative provision academy
Simons Road, Sherborne DT9 4DN · harbourvale.dorset.sch.uk · 01935 814582
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2024
- Pupils
- 23
- 61% of 38 places
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Free school meals
- 69.6%
- First language not English
- 4.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
2016/172017/182018/192019/202021/22
| Left in 2021/22 | |
|---|---|
| Further education | 12.5 |
| Other education | 37.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 37.5 |
| Activity not captured | 12.5 |
Ofsted
Harbour Vale School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 30 April 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 30 Apr 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Nov 2017
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 130315), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Nov 2017Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Not effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 130315)
Mar 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 130315)