Beaucroft Foundation School is a school located in Wimborne. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 31/01/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 7%, which is 3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Wimborne Road, Wimborne, BH21 2SS
Website: http://www.beaucroft.dorset.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01202886083
School Type: Foundation special school
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Dorset
Headteacher / Principal: Co Headteacher Diane Makariou/Joseph Barnett Beaucroft School
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 113956

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 31/01/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 165
Number of Pupils: 165
Number of Boys: 115
Number of Girls: 50

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 7% 4%
Persistent absence: 21.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -9.8 Confidence interval -13.1 to -6.4
Writing
Well Below Average: -10.4 Confidence interval -13.5 to -7.3
Maths
Well Below Average: -10.1 Confidence interval -13.1 to -7.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St John's Church of England First School, Wimborne
St John's Hill , BH21 1BX 		4out of 4 1,085 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Colehill First School
Pilford Heath Road , Colehill BH21 2LZ 		4out of 4 1,418 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Hayeswood First School
Cutlers Place , Colehill BH21 2HN 		4out of 4 1,544 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Wimborne First School and Nursery
Campanula Way , BH21 4FW 		- not rated 1,635 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Merley First School
Oakley Straight , Merley BH21 1SD 		4out of 4 2,626 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Queen Elizabeth's School
Blandford Road , Pamphill BH21 4DT 		3out of 4 2,517 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Middle deemed secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Michael's Church of England Middle School, Colehill
Colehill Lane , Colehill BH21 7AB 		3out of 4 370 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Allenbourn Middle School
East Borough , BH21 1PL 		4out of 4 1,283 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Beaucroft Foundation School
Wimborne Road , Colehill BH21 2SS 		4out of 4 0 yd Foundation special school Yes Mixed More About School
Dumpton School
Deans Grove House , Deans Grove BH21 7AF 		- not rated 787 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Canford School
Canford Magna , BH21 3AD 		- not rated 2,491 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
South West Regional Assessment Centre
Merley House , Merley House Lane BH21 3AA 		- not rated 3,118 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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