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Victoria Education Centre
12 Lindsay Road, Branksome Park, BH13 6AS
Non-maintained special school for ages 3–19 in Branksome Park. Mixed intake.
Victoria Education Centre is a non-maintained special school in Poole, within Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, for boys and girls aged 3 to 19, with nursery classes, a sixth form and special classes. Its provision supports pupils with speech, language and communication needs and physical disability. Ofsted rated it Good at its last full inspection (2019).
The school describes an inclusive, bespoke education and therapy offer guided by what it calls its LIFE intent, delivered by a multi-disciplinary team, with facilities including a hydrotherapy pool, a multi-sensory room, a woodland trail and its own VIBE radio station.
Ages 3–19 · All-through
128 pupils · On roll
Non-maintained special school · Mixed