Harbour Vale School
Pupil referral and alternative provision schoolHarbour Vale School is a pupil referral and alternative provision school in Dorset, for pupils aged 5 to 16. It had 23 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), April 2024
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 30 April 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
The Department for Education publishes no KS2 or KS4 results for this school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Sherborne Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)130 m
- The Gryphon SchoolSecondary. School remains Good, June 2023. Attainment 8 of 47.4 (2025/26, provisional)520 m
- Sherborne SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file810 m
- Sherborne Preparatory SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file850 m
- Sherborne School for GirlsIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file1.1 km
- Sherborne Abbey Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)2 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Dorset
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.