Beaucroft Foundation SchoolAurora Beeches School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Wimborne.

Summary of the comparison

This page compares Beaucroft Foundation School and Aurora Beeches School in Wimborne.

Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
Beaucroft Foundation School was judged Good and Aurora Beeches School was judged Good.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Beaucroft Foundation School (0.0% in 2022-23, 0.0% in 2024-25).

Beaucroft Foundation School versus Aurora Beeches School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure	WimborneBeaucroft Foundation School	WimborneAurora Beeches School	England average
Overview
Our score	Not scored	Not scored
Local ranking	Not ranked	Not ranked
Inspection	Ofsted: Good	Ofsted: Good
School type	Foundation special school	Other independent special school
Age range	4-19	11-16
Gender	Mixed	Mixed
Pupils on roll	241	48
Capacity	230	60
Location	Wimborne, BH21 2SS	Wimborne, BH21 5RT
GCSE results
Attainment 8	Not reported	5.4	46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths	Not reported	6.7%	45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths	Not reported	6.7%	64.8%
Entering EBacc	Not reported	0.0%	40.5%
EBacc average point score	Not reported	0.32	4.09
Cohort	13	15
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard	0.0%	Not reported	62.0%
At higher standard	0.0%	Not reported	8.0%
Pupils
Pupils in the census	231	42
Free school meals (ever 6)	34.7%	0.0%
English as an additional language	2.2%	Not reported
SEN support	0.0%	0.0%
SEN with an EHC plan	100.0%	100.0%
Attendance
Overall absence	9.1%	Not reported	6.2%
Persistent absence	27.7%	Not reported	15.8%

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