The Compass
Pupil referral unit · Ages 5–16 · Weymouth, Dorset
The Compass is a pupil referral unit in Weymouth, Dorset for ages 5–16. Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 23 October 2024.
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Key facts
- Address
- 307a Chickerell Road, Westham, Weymouth, DT4 0QU
- Type
- Pupil referral unit
- Ages
- 5–16
- Council
- Dorset
- Pupils on roll
- 46 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 58.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 4.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 23 October 2024
Strengths
- “The Compass is highly successful at gaining pupils’ trust and confidence so that they reengage with learning.”
- “Staff are unrelenting in their ambition to give pupils every chance to achieve and be positive members of their communities.”
- “This is very much the shared vision and ethos of the school.”
To improve
- “However, the school has not established a clear strategy to ensure that staff have the knowledge and expertise they need to build on pupils’ existing reading ability.”
- “The training that has taken place to enable this is not widely embedded.”
- “Consequently, pupils do not increase their fluency and understanding of what they read as effectively as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 November 2024 (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.
- Kingfisher School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- Arbour House School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Wyvern Academy 2.3 mi Standards maintained
- Westfield Arts College 3.1 mi School remains Outstanding
- Atlantic Academy Portland 5.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- Dorchester Learning Centre 6.0 mi Good
- St Osmund's Church of England Middle School 7.0 mi Good
- Dorchester Middle School 7.0 mi No Ofsted grade