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Langside School

Special / other · Poole · BH12 5BN

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Good

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: OutstandingPersonal development: OutstandingLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 26 February 2020

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At a glance

32 pupils · 73% of 44 capacity

School type
Non-maintained special school
Age range
2–19
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
3.6% of pupils
English as additional language
9.4% of pupils
SEN support
0% of pupils
EHC plan
100% of pupils
Sixth form
Yes
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.diverseabilities.org.uk
URN
133740

GCSE results (2024/2025)

2 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in 2024/2025

Attainment 8 score

suppressed (small cohort)

Grade 4 or above in English & maths GCSEs

suppressed (small cohort)

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

suppressed (small cohort)

EBacc average point score

suppressed (small cohort)

Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26. These cohorts sat no key stage 2 tests (COVID), so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025. “Suppressed” means the DfE withholds figures for very small cohorts.

Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
19.9%
England 6.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
53.6%
England 18.1%

Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.

Inspection history since 2015

Ofsted management information. Ungraded and monitoring visits do not award a new grade. How the two inspection systems work.

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