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Pupil referral unit · Dorset

Dorchester Learning Centre

  • 5–18Ages
  • 54Pupils
  • Alternative provisionPhase
  • 130316URN

Monkton Park, Winterborne Monkton, Dorchester, DT2 9PS · School website

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2022 Previous framework

Good
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Personal development
  • Leadership and management

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Overall effectiveness: Good · 25 May 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
AreaOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

School details

Type
Pupil referral unit
Phase
Not applicable
URN · DfE number
130316 · 838/1101
Capacity
59 pupils · 54 on roll
Free school meals
69.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened
26 February 2001
Address
Monkton Park, Winterborne Monkton, Dorchester, DT2 9PS
Local authority
Dorset

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources