Graduately Developing Futures

Independent special school · All-through, ages 6 to 14 · Mixed

Valley View Farm, Castle Farm Road, Lytchett Matravers, Dorset, BH16 6DA

07854 434575 · School website · Map and directions

OfstedGoodInspected 24 June 2025
Pupils23Room for 36 Pupil numbers in January of each year: 5 in 2022, 7 in 2023, 10 in 2024, 14 in 2025. Across England, special state school pupil numbers were up 16% from 2022 to 2025.

Ofsted inspection

Ofsted rated this school Good at the inspection that started on 24 June 2025.

This inspection used Ofsted's older format with four grades: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement and Inadequate. Newer inspections use report cards. What changed.

AreaGrade
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
SafeguardingEffective

At its last standard inspection the school met all of the independent school standards, the legal requirements every independent school must meet.

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Results

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Admissions

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Pupils, staff and SEND

This is a special school for children with an education, health and care plan (EHCP). Places are arranged through the council's SEND team, not the normal admissions round.

PupilsThis schoolDorsetEngland
Eligible for free school meals in the last 6 years 0.0% 46.1%* 51.9%
With an education, health and care plan 100.0% 100.0%* 99.5%
Receiving special educational needs support 0.0% 0.0%* 0.5%
English as an additional language Not published 1.7%* 14.4%

Comparisons are with special schools. * Calculated by SchoolScores from the council's or England's schools, weighted by pupils (or teachers, for turnover); other figures are published by DfE. Sources: DfE school census 2024/25.

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What is Graduately Developing Futures's Ofsted rating?

Graduately Developing Futures was rated Good by Ofsted at its inspection in 24 June 2025.

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Page updated 26 September 2026.