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The Compass

Local authority maintained school in Weymouth DT4 0QU

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  • School Reference Number: 134373
  • Address: 307a Chickerell Road, Westham, Weymouth DT4 0QU
  • HeadTeacher: Ms Alison Glazier
  • Telephone: 01305 206530
  • Website: compass.dorset.sch.uk
  • Type: Local authority maintained schools
  • Sub-Type: Pupil referral unit
  • Phase: Not applicable
  • Pupil Capacity: 67
  • Local Education Authority: Dorset
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 5 to 16
  • Admissions Policy: Not applicable
  • Active From: September 2003* (New Provision)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

Further Information

Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 09/07/2015

Rating published on 07/09/2015

Overall effectiveness: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Outstanding

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
22 October 2024 14 November 2024 School inspection
1 May 2019 21 May 2019 Short inspection
9 July 2015 7 September 2015 Full inspection Good
21 November 2011 13 December 2011 Full inspection Good
22 September 2010 9 November 2010 Curriculum and development visit
25 February 2009 20 March 2009 Full inspection Good
8 May 2006 7 June 2006 Full inspection Good

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Information on this page is sumarised from two sources: EduBase, which is the government database of schools in England and Wales, and Ofsted, which is responsible for inspecting schools and educational establishments in England. You can view the full, unedited data from these providers below. Ofsted data will only be available for currently active registrations and recently closed registrations.

Unique Reference Number134373
Local Authority Code838
Local Authority NameDorset
Establishment Number1105
School / College NameThe Compass
Establishment Type Code14
Establishment typePupil referral unit
Establishment Type Group Code4
Establishment Type GroupLocal authority maintained schools
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code06
Reason establishment openedNew Provision
Open date01-09-2003
Reason Establishment Closed Code00
Reason establishment closedNot applicable
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 0
Phase of educationNot applicable
Age range Low5
Age range High16
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionNot applicable
Official Sixth Form Code2
Official sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code00
Religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code0
Admissons policyNot applicable
School capacity67
Special Classes Code0
Special classesNot applicable
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils49
Number of Boys35
Number of Girls14
Percentage Free School Meals73.50
Trust School Flag Code0
Trust School Flag Not applicable
Trusts Code
Academy trust or Trust
School Sponsor FlagNot applicable
Academy sponsor
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10017184
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date31-01-2025
Street307a Chickerell Road
LocalityWestham
Address3
TownWeymouth
County (name)Dorset
PostcodeDT4 0QU
Websitewww.compass.dorset.sch.uk
Telephone01305206530
Headteacher/Principal titleMs
Headteacher/Principal first nameAlison
Headteacher/Principal last nameGlazier
Headteacher/Principal Job TitleHeadTeacher
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionDoes not provide places for Teen Mothers
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provisionDoes not have child care facilities
SEN facilitiesPRU Does have Provision for SEN
Pupils with EBDPRU Does have EBD provision
Number of places16
Full time provisionPRU offers full time provision
Pupils educated by other providersNot applicable
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeK
Government Office RegionSouth West
District CodeE06000059
DistrictDorset
Ward CodeE05012729
WardWestham
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001485
Parliamentary ConstituencySouth Dorset
Urban/Rural CodeC1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban city and town
GSS LA CodeX999999
Easting366521
Northing78785
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Dorset 043
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Dorset 043C
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code835
Previous local authorityPre-LGR 2019 Dorset
Previous establishment number
Country
UPRN100040661338
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02004285
LSOA CodeE01020577
Free School Meals36
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN134373
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/134373
LAESTAB8381105
School nameThe Compass
Ofsted phasePRU
Type of educationPupil Referral Unit
School open date01/09/2003
Admissions policyNot applicable
Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Designated religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionSouth West
RegionSouth West
Local authorityDorset
Parliamentary constituencySouth Dorset
Multi-academy trust UIDN/A
Multi-academy trust nameN/A
Academy sponsor UIDN/A
Academy sponsor nameN/A
PostcodeDT4 0QU
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile3
Total number of pupils49
Statutory lowest age5
Statutory highest age16
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspection10104967
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of the ungraded inspection134373
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspection8381105
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionThe Compass
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionPupil Referral Unit
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspection1
Date of latest ungraded inspection01/05/2019
Ungraded inspection publication date20/05/2019
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?No
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeSchool remains Good
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspectionITS449458
Inspection typeS5 Inspection
Inspection type groupingS5 Inspection
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date09/07/2015
Publication date07/09/2015
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection134373
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection8381105
School name at time of latest graded inspectionThe Compass
School type at time of latest graded inspectionPupil Referral Unit
Current school type used for chart C6Maintained school
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationN/A
Behaviour and attitudesN/A
Personal developmentN/A
Effectiveness of leadership and managementOutstanding
Safeguarding is effective?N/A
Early years provisionN/A
Sixth form provisionN/A
Previous inspection numberITS381679
Previous inspection start date21/11/2011
Previous publication date13/12/2011
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of previous graded inspection134373
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection8381105
School name at time of previous graded inspectionThe Compass
School type at time of previous graded inspectionPupil Referral Unit
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness2
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Previous safeguarding is effective?N/A
Previous early years provisionN/A
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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