Mountjoy School
Community special school · Ages 4–19 · Beaminster, Dorset
Mountjoy School is a special school in Beaminster, Dorset for ages 4–19. Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 15 November 2022.
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Key facts
- Address
- Tunnel Road, Beaminster, DT8 3HB
- Type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 4–19
- Council
- Dorset
- Pupils on roll
- 112 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 38.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 6.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 15 November 2022
Strengths
- “‘The child is at the centre of everything the school does’.”
- “This is the view shared by many parents and characterises what it is like to be a pupil at Mountjoy.”
- “Pupils love to attend and appreciate everything adults do for them.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects leaders do not make regular checks on how well pupils are learning.”
- “This means pupils are not learning the knowledge and skills in the depth they need.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 January 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Nearby special, independent and other schools
Straight-line distance, in Dorset.
- Leweston School 11.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Sherborne School for Girls 13.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Sherborne Preparatory School 13.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- Sherborne School 13.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- Harbour Vale School 13.9 mi Good
- Dorchester Middle School 15.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Dorchester Learning Centre 15.6 mi Good
- Sunninghill Preparatory School 15.7 mi No Ofsted grade