Trust Schools
The Quay School
The Quay School has shown a strong trajectory of improvement since 2008 and was judged Outstanding by Ofsted in 2015 and again in 2019. It provides places for pupils who have been permanently excluded, are at risk of exclusion or are unable to attend mainstream school for medical reasons. The school was designated as a National Support School in 2016 and has sites around Poole and Bournemouth.
Website: www.thequayschool.com
Harbour School Dorset
Harbour School Dorset is a special free school that opened in September 2019. The school provides places for children from BCP and Dorset LAs with Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs, Autistic Spectrum Conditions and related Anxiety and Speech and Language needs. It is based in Bovington, Dorset.
Website: www.harbourschooldorset.com
Winton Primary School
Winton Primary School is a safe and happy place for children to enjoy growing into caring citizens and successful life-long learners. As one of Bournemouth’s largest primary schools it has four forms of entry and a capacity of 840 pupils. Despite being a large school, it strives to create a primary, family feel appropriate to the age of the children.
Website: www.wintonprimary.uk
The Wymering School
The Wymering School is a free school in Cosham, Portsmouth which provides specialist education for children between 9 and 16 with social communication and interaction difficulties, associated Speech, Language and Communication Difficulties (neurodiverse profile) and high levels of anxiety and/or associated distressed behaviour.
Website: thewymeringschool.com
The Harbour School
The Harbour School is a Special School and Alternative Provision (AP). It provides places to pupils who have Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs and/or Medical needs. It is based across five campuses in Portsmouth.
Website: www.theharbourschoolportsmouth.org
South Central Teaching School Hub
In September 2021 The Quay School was designated as the Teaching School Hub for the local authority areas of Dorset and BCP.
The role of Teaching School Hubs is to provide high-quality professional development to teachers at all stages of their careers, including The Early Career Framework (ECF) and the new suite of National Professional Qualifications (NPQs).
Website: www.southcentraltsh.com
Delta Bespoke
Delta Bespoke provides outdoor education and bespoke academic and therapeutic learning packages for young people that might struggle in a traditional education setting.
Website: www.delta-bespoke.com
Wyvern Academy
Wyvern Academy is a purpose-built school in Weymouth for children and young people aged from 2 to 19 with complex needs, including Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The majority of pupils at Wyvern have substantial global developmental delay, emergent communication skills and are highly dependent.
Website: wyvernacademy.co.uk
Dorset Special Free School
The school, proposed by Dorset Council and to be opened and run by Delta Education Trust, has recently been approved to provide places for young people with Autistic Spectrum Conditions and Complex Learning Difficulties. The school will be based on Portland, Dorset.