Secondary
The Blandford School
Milldown Road, Blandford Forum, DT11 7SQ
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1103 of 1557 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.0
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Sixth form
- Yes
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 67.2
- All staff (FTE)
- 81.5
- Pupils per adult
- 14.0
- Pupils
- 1,142
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected April 2024
Good
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
- Sixth formGood
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections2
October 2021
Previous framework
Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
- Leadership and governanceRequires improvement
- Personal developmentRequires improvement
- Quality of educationGood
January 2018
Previous framework
Requires improvement
- Leadership and governanceRequires improvement
GCSE results
46%
47.0
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 47 |
| EBacc average point score | 4.16 |
| Entered the EBacc | 27% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 66% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 46% |
| A level average points per entry | 37.21 |
| A level students | 60 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 46% |
| 22/23 | 60% |
| 23/24 | 48% |
| 24/25 | 46% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 41.5 |
| 22/23 | 37.6 |
| 23/24 | 38.0 |
| 24/25 | 37.2 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.14 |
| 22/23 | -0.13 |
| 23/24 | -0.33 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 49.7 |
| 22/23 | 49.2 |
| 23/24 | 46.6 |
| 24/25 | 47.0 |
Milldown Road, Blandford Forum, DT11 7SQ
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Dorset admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Alan Jones
- Address
- Milldown Road, Blandford Forum, DT11 7SQ
- Telephone
- 01258451121