Beaucroft Foundation School
Wimborne Road, Colehill, Wimborne, BH21 2SS
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Foundation special school
- Ages
- 4 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Co Headteacher Diane Makariou/Joseph Barnett Beaucroft School
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Mid Dorset and North Poole
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 230
- Pupils on roll
- 241
- URN
- 113956
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01202886083
About this school
Beaucroft Foundation School is a foundation special school in Wimborne. It teaches children aged 4 to 19 and has 241 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Beaucroft Foundation School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 20 | 16 | 15 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -12.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -11.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -12.60 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 15 | 18 | 13 |
| 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 | - | - | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Beaucroft Foundation School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Dorset average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 53.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 53.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 54.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 191 |
| 2023/24 | 216 |
| 2024/25 | 231 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 34.66%
- English as an additional language
- 2.2%
- Overall absence
- 9.06%
- Persistent absence
- 27.75%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Dumpton School0.4 miles
Independent schools · Wimborne
-
Canford School1.4 miles
Independent schools · Wimborne
-
South West Regional Assessment Centre1.8 miles
Other types · Wimborne
-
The White House School2.5 miles
Special schools · Poole
-
Castle Court School3.6 miles
Independent schools
Other schools in Wimborne
- Aurora Beeches School Special schools
- Aurora Boveridge College Other types
- South West Regional Assessment Centre Other types
- Colehill First School Primary
- Cranborne Church of England First School Primary
- Hampreston Church of England Voluntary Aided First School Primary
- Hayeswood First School Primary
- Henbury View First School Primary
- Merley First School Primary
- Pamphill Church of England First School Primary
- Rushcombe First School Primary
- St James Church of England First School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Beaucroft Foundation School teach?
- Beaucroft Foundation School teaches children aged 4 to 19. It is a special school in Wimborne.
- Who is the headteacher of Beaucroft Foundation School?
- The headteacher of Beaucroft Foundation School is Co Headteacher Diane Makariou/Joseph Barnett Beaucroft School, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Beaucroft Foundation School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Beaucroft Foundation School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Beaucroft Foundation School?
- Beaucroft Foundation School has 241 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 19.
- Is Beaucroft Foundation School full?
- Beaucroft Foundation School has capacity for 230 pupils and 241 on roll (105%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Beaucroft Foundation School a faith school?
- No. Beaucroft Foundation School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Beaucroft Foundation School have?
- The schools register lists Beaucroft Foundation School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Beaucroft Foundation School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Beaucroft Foundation School's absence rate?
- Beaucroft Foundation School's overall absence rate is 9.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Beaucroft Foundation School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Beaucroft Foundation 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 29 June 2026.