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Arbour House School

Special · ages 6-18MixedIndependent39 pupilsDorset
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Places21 spare39 pupils, 60 places
Pupils on roll39Census January 2024

Arbour House School is an independent special school in for boys and girls aged 6 to 18. It has 39 pupils and room for 60.

15-17 Glendinning Avenue, Weymouth, Dorset, DT4 7QF01305 781400potens-uk.comMs Julie Perks headteacherAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.

Results

GCSE results, summer 2025

5 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.

The government hasn't published this school's headline results. Fewer than eleven pupils sat the exams, so the figures could identify individual children.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Dorset council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll39Census January 2024
Places6065% full
Pupils from low-income families–Get free school meals
Pupils getting extra support0%0 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan100%39 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls28 / 11
How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll392926191719
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals––––0%0%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language––––0%0%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support–0%0%0%0%0%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans–100%100%100%100%100%

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m54812 months to June 2026, mostly anti-social behaviour
Local crime rate229 per 1,000 people152% higher than the England average
Typical house price£345,000Dorset
Nearest bus stop230 mWesterhall, 6 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Coastland CollegeFurther education390 m–Not inspected–Compare
St John's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy730 m224Good 202421Compare
Beechcroft St Paul's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy0.7 miles189Requires improvement 20247Compare
Kingfisher SchoolIndependent0.7 miles21Not inspected–Compare
Southill Primary SchoolCouncil1.0 miles212Good 202223Compare
Radipole Primary SchoolCouncil1.1 miles437Good 202333Compare
The CompassPupil referral unit1.2 miles46Not inspected–Compare
Conifers Primary SchoolCouncil1.2 miles324Good 202241Compare
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Questions parents ask

Is Arbour House School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Arbour House School yet.

How many pupils does Arbour House School have?

39 pupils aged 6 to 18 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 60 places, so it is 65% full.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
15-17 Glendinning Avenue, Weymouth, Dorset, DT4 7QF
Telephone
01305 781400
Website
www.potens-uk.com
Headteacher
Ms Julie Perks
Type of school
Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
Phase
Special school, ages 6-18
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Dorset
Ward
Radipole
Constituency
South Dorset
Setting
Urban: Further from a major town or city
Opened
1 June 2017 (new provision)
URN
143642 · LAESTAB 8386039 · UKPRN 10073482
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Recent changes

  • New KS4 results for 2024/25

Where these figures come from