The Compass
State-Funded School
Academic PerformanceAbout the School
The Compass 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 46 pupils.
Ofsted Rating
9
2024
Subject Areas
Leadership &management
Outstanding
Ethnicity
Pupils
Total Pupils
57%Boys
43%GirlsPupil Characteristics
DfE school census, January 2026.
Key Information
- Phase
- PRU
- Age range
- 5 – 16
- Deprivation band
- Less deprived
- Total pupils
- 46
- IDACI quintile
- 2 (More deprived)
Inspection history
Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.
Standards maintained
Ungraded inspection on 23 October 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.
Read the inspection letter on Ofsted| Report published | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Sept 2015 | Outstanding | Not reported in this inspection | Not reported in this inspection | Not reported in this inspection | Good |
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.
