Aurora Beeches School, Wimborne
Aurora Beeches School is a special school for pupils aged 11 to 16 in Wimborne. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in January 2024.
- Ofsted
- Good (2024)
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Aurora Beeches School in detail
Aurora Beeches School in its own words
In its own words: "At Aurora Beeches, we support young people to make choices about their own futures. We provide high levels of personalised support to help our students to make positive life decisions, work towards gaining qualifications and employability skills for their chosen careers and learn independent 'preparation for life' skills."
Coming up: an open day on Saturday 14 November 2026 and an open day on Tuesday 24 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Dorset
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Who goes there
Almost every pupil at Aurora Beeches School has an education, health and care plan (48 of 48 in 2026).
Aurora Beeches School is approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014, so parents can ask for it to be named in their child's education, health and care (EHC) plan.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 0 crimes within a mile of the school. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Dorset (25).
Sources: DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Safeguarding: effective
Independent school standards
Met all the independent school standards.
- Part 1: quality of educationMet
- Part 2: pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural developmentMet
- Part 3: welfare, health and safetyMet
- Part 4: suitability of staff and proprietorsMet
- Part 5: premises and accommodationMet
- Part 6: information for parentsMet
- Part 7: handling of complaintsMet
- Part 8: leadership and managementMet
Source: Ofsted, non-association independent schools inspections and outcomes (Open Government Licence)
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its January 2024 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
Approved
Section 41
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 1 nearby school
Keep up with Aurora Beeches School
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Dorset is 3 (the median across 184 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
80%
Available places
48 pupils
60 places
12 spare places
as recorded on GIAS
Area Demand Pressure - Wimborne
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Wimborne
Across Dorset council
Places available
2,797
Applications
2,105
Got 1st preference
97.9%
Got preferred school
99.0%
All secondary applications across Dorset council (2026/27), not just this school.
Inspection History(4)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
0
SEN Support
48
EHC Plans
100.0%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Aurora Beeches School is approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014, so parents can ask for it to be named in their child's education, health and care (EHC) plan.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
No need-level breakdown available
Pupil Demographics
Key Indicators
48
Total Pupils
19
Boys
29
Girls
2026 academic year
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Aurora Beeches School
Questions parents ask about Aurora Beeches School
What are GCSE results like at Aurora Beeches School?
The Department for Education's GCSE measures do not count IGCSEs, which many independent schools take instead of GCSEs, so the Attainment 8 and English and maths figures it publishes for Aurora Beeches School can understate its results. We do not rank or compare them; ask the school for its own GCSE and IGCSE results.
What is Aurora Beeches School's Ofsted rating?
Aurora Beeches School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in January 2024.
Does Aurora Beeches School meet the independent school standards?
At its most recent standard inspection, in January 2024, Aurora Beeches School met all the independent school standards.
How many pupils go to Aurora Beeches School?
Aurora Beeches School has around 48 pupils on roll.
Does Aurora Beeches School have specialist SEN provision?
Aurora Beeches School is approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014, so parents can ask for it to be named in their child's education, health and care (EHC) plan.
How do I apply to Aurora Beeches School?
Aurora Beeches School is an independent school and runs its own admissions rather than going through the local authority. Contact the school directly for entry requirements, assessment dates, fees and any bursaries.
How many road collisions happen near Aurora Beeches School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Dorset is 3 (the median across 184 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Aurora Beeches School?
Aurora Beeches School is at Aurora Boveridge College, Cranborne, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 5RT.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)