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Academy alternative provision sponsor led · Dorset

Harbour Vale School

  • 5–16Ages
  • 23Pupils
  • Alternative provisionPhase
  • 146958URN

Simons Road, Sherborne, DT9 4DN · School website

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2024 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 · 30 April 2024Ofsted'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
Academy alternative provision sponsor led
Phase
Not applicable
URN · DfE number
146958 · 838/1107
Trust
Sherborne Area Schools' Trust
Capacity
38 pupils · 23 on roll
Free school meals
69.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision
Resourced provision
Opened
1 November 2019
Replaced
Sherborne Learning Centre (URN 130315)
Address
Simons Road, Sherborne, DT9 4DN
Local authority
Dorset

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