The Compass
Other · Pupil referral unit · Ages 5–16 · Weymouth, Dorset
The Compass is an other school in Weymouth, Dorset for ages 5–16 (pupil referral unit). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 23 October 2024.
Key facts
- Address
- 307a Chickerell Road, Westham, Weymouth, DT4 0QU
- Type
- Pupil referral unit
- Phase
- Other
- Ages
- 5–16
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- 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.
More with a 3-month pass
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- 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.
- 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