Beaucroft Foundation School

State-Funded School

beaucroft-foundation-school-dorset-south-west

South WestRegion

DorsetLocal Authority

Mid Dorset and North PooleConstituency

BH21 2SSPostcode

5.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Beaucroft Foundation School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 4–19, located in Dorset, South West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 241 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Ethnicity

White

94%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

241

Total Pupils

65%Boys

35%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

31%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 4 – 19
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 241
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
5 Feb 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
28 Feb 2013	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.