Harbour Vale School
Academy alternative provision sponsor led school in Sherborne (Dorset).
Location
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We work with young people between the ages of 11 and 16 from North Dorset who are unable to attend school full-time.
We are a short stay alternative provision for students who have been permanently excluded from mainstream education, for students who may be at risk of permanent exclusions(dual registered), students who have specific medical needs and students who need SEND assessments from Year 7-11, located in Sherborne, North Dorset.
Harbour Vale prides itself on having a child-centred approach and we base all of our communication on our school ethos of: The majority of students arrive with significant gaps in their learning we aim to tackle their barriers to learning before challenging them on their academic achievements.
We provide students with the right support and interventions to allow students to be successful, build self-confidence, become more resilient, with a broad and balanced curriculum, alongside a range of activities and opportunities that support them to re-integrate and engage back in mainstream education or a specialist school settings, or move on to college or an apprenticeship with the correct academic achievements enable this to happen.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
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Key facts
- URN
- 146958
- Type
- Academy alternative provision sponsor led
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 5 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- West Dorset
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 2019
Governing body (7 current, 0 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Sarah Walters | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Ann Shaw | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Callum Thomas | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Jane Wood | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Tom Enticknap | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Kelly Marie Knight | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 |
| Ms Alison Glazier | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2020 · until 2028 |
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