Mountjoy School
Other · Community special school · Ages 4–19 · Beaminster, Dorset
Mountjoy School is an other school in Beaminster, Dorset for ages 4–19 (community special school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 15 November 2022.
Key facts
- Address
- Tunnel Road, Beaminster, DT8 3HB
- Type
- Community special school
- Phase
- Other
- Ages
- 4–19
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- 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.
More with a 3-month pass
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Earlier years of exam results
- Where pupils go after they leave
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby 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