Harbour Vale School
State-Funded School
Academic PerformanceAbout the School
Harbour Vale School is a state-funded pru for pupils aged 5–16, located in Dorset, South West.
The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 23 pupils. Harbour Vale School is part of Sherborne Area Schools' Trust.
Ofsted Rating
Yes
2024
Subject Areas
Leadership &management
Good
Quality ofeducation
Good
Personaldevelopment
Good
Behaviour &attitudes
Good
Ethnicity
Pupils
Total Pupils
48%Boys
52%GirlsPupil Characteristics
DfE school census, January 2026.
Key Information
- Phase
- PRU
- Age range
- 5 – 16
- Deprivation band
- Least deprived
- Total pupils
- 23
- IDACI quintile
- 1 (Most deprived)
- MAT name
- Sherborne Area Schools' Trust
Inspection history
2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.
| Report published | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 2024 | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good |
| 8 Dec 2017 | Inadequate | Not reported in this inspection | Not reported in this inspection | Not reported in this inspection | Inadequate |
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.
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Nearby Pupil Referral Units
Other pupil referral units within about 24 miles of Dorset.
