What ages does Purbeck View School teach?

Purbeck View School taught children aged 7 to 19. It was a special school in Swanage.

Has Purbeck View School been inspected?

Ofsted has not inspected Purbeck View School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.

How many pupils are at Purbeck View School?

Purbeck View School had 15 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 19.

What are Purbeck View School's exam results?

Where the Department for Education has published them, Purbeck View School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.

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Purbeck View School

Northbrook Road, Swanage, BH19 1PR

This school is closed (it closed in August 2023).

Phase: Special schools
School type: Other independent special school
Ages: 7 to 19
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: None
Principal(Interim): Mr Patrick Sullivan
Boarding: Boarding school
SEN provision: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
Constituency: South Dorset
Setting: (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Capacity: 57
Pupils on roll: 15
URN: 113950
Local authority: Dorset

About this school

Purbeck View School was an independent special school in Swanage. It taught children aged 7 to 19 and had 15 pupils on roll.

Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.

Ofsted judgement

Purbeck View School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in July 1994, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.

Exam results

Key stage 4 (GCSEs)

Measure	2022/23
Pupils at the end of key stage 4	1
Attainment 8 score	-
Progress 8 score	-
Grade 5 or above in English and maths	-
Grade 4 or above in English and maths	-
Entered the English Baccalaureate	-
English Baccalaureate average point score	-

School context

From the 2022/23 school census and absence figures.

Pupils with an EHC plan: 15
Pupils on SEN support: 0

Location

Nearby schools

Bournemouth Collegiate Preparatory School
Independent schools · Poole

7.4 miles
Victoria Education Centre
Special schools · Poole

7.9 miles
Millie College
Other types · Holton Heath

8.4 miles
Talbot Heath School
Independent schools · Bournemouth

8.5 miles
Kings Bournemouth
Independent schools · Bournemouth

8.6 miles

Other schools in Swanage

St George's Church of England Primary School, Langton Matravers Primary
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Swanage Primary
Swanage Primary School Primary
Swanage St Mark's Church of England Primary School Primary
The Swanage School Secondary

Common questions

What ages does Purbeck View School teach?: Purbeck View School taught children aged 7 to 19. It was a special school in Swanage.
Has Purbeck View School been inspected?: Ofsted has not inspected Purbeck View School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
How many pupils are at Purbeck View School?: Purbeck View School had 15 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 19.
What are Purbeck View School's exam results?: Where the Department for Education has published them, Purbeck View School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.

School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 19 October 2023.