The Prince of Wales School is a mainstream primary school with resourced provision in Dorchester, Dorset, for children and young people aged 2 to 9. Its specialist base has 8 places for physical disability.
- Ages 2–9
- 156 pupils
School details
- Type
- Mainstream school with resourced provision
- Ages
- 2 to 9
- Boys and girls
- Boys and girls
- Specialist base
- Resourced provision, 8 places, 6 pupils
- Pupils
- 156
- Headteacher
- Mrs Corinne March (Headteacher)
- Council
- Dorset
- School reference (URN)
- 113747
Needs its base supports
1 need: physical
As listed by the Department for Education, grouped the way EHC plans describe needs.
Sensory and physical
- Physical disability Other schools for this in Dorset (6)
How to get a place
4 steps, starting with an EHC plan
- An EHC plan
Places in an SEN unit or resourced provision are usually for children with an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan. If your child doesn’t have one yet, you can ask the council for an assessment yourself.
- Visit and ask about the base
See the school and its specialist base, and ask how children split their time between the base and mainstream classes.
- Ask for the school to be named
Tell the council that looks after the plan (often Dorset council) that you want this school and its base, and ask them to consult it.
- Named in the plan
If the school is named in your child’s plan, it must admit your child. Places in the base itself are agreed between the council and the school, so ask how they decide.
Questions to ask when you visit
8 questions to tick off as you go
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Ofsted
Graded by area, June 2025; school remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next (March 2024)
Inspected in June 2025. Inspections from September 2024 to November 2025 graded each area but gave no overall grade.
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementGood
- Early yearsOutstanding
- SafeguardingEffective
Since then: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next (ungraded inspection, March 2024).
Contact and getting there
Maiden Castle Road, Dorchester, DT1 2HH
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Directions: Walk Public transport Drive
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Other SEND schools nearby
- The Thomas Hardye School Mainstream + base · Ages 13–18 0.3 miles
- Dorchester Middle School Mainstream + base · Ages 9–13 · Ofsted report card (2026) 0.4 miles
- Dorchester Learning Centre Alternative provision · Ages 5–18 · Ofsted: Good 0.8 miles
By need in Dorset: Autism (13) · Speech and language (11) · Moderate learning (9) · Physical (7) · SEMH (6) · Dyslexia and SpLD (5) · Severe learning (4) · Multi-sensory (4) · Hearing (3) · Vision (3) · PMLD (2)
Questions about The Prince of Wales School
How do I get a place in The Prince of Wales School’s specialist base?
Places in an SEN unit or resourced provision usually come through an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan: ask the council that looks after the plan to consult the school about its base. If the school is named in the plan it must admit your child; places in the base itself are agreed between the council and the school.
What needs does The Prince of Wales School support?
Physical disability. Every child is different, so ask the school how it would meet your child’s needs.
What ages does The Prince of Wales School take?
Aged 2 to 9, boys and girls.
What is The Prince of Wales School’s Ofsted rating?
Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2025 at its last graded inspection. Newer inspections no longer give a single overall grade, so read the latest report for the full picture.
Where is The Prince of Wales School?
Maiden Castle Road, Dorchester, DT1 2HH, in Dorset.
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