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Downlands Community School
Blandford Camp, Blandford Forum, DT118BG
012 5845 3348
School Profile
GENDER
Mixed
AGE
2 - 11
PUPILS
246
Downlands Community School is a Maintained school (Community school). The school consists of mixed pupils aged between 2 and 11 and has a capacity of 420. The school was last rated as Good by Ofsted on 10 Jul 2013.
PUPIL MIX
120 boys and 126 girls
PUPILS PER TEACHER
19.2
ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS
3.7%
ENGLISH NOT FIRST LANGUAGE
29.3%
PERSISTENT ABSENCE
5.2%
PUPIL DIVERSITY MIX
School census date: 16 Jan 2020 SPECIAL CLASSES
No
SEN SUPPORT
19.1%
EHC PLAN
1.2%
School Performance
Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths
School
Local Authority
England
Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths
School
Local Authority
England
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
Reading
Average
Writing
Well Below Average
Maths
Below Average
Key Stage 2 Scaled Scores
| Average Score | School | Local Authority | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 103 | 104 | 104 |
| Maths | 102 | 104 | 105 |
School Inspections
Inspectorate | The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted) |
Inspection reports | |
Latest inspection rating | |
Latest inspection date | 10 Jul 2013 |
Latest inspection summary: | |
| Category | Assessment |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | No Judgement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | No Judgement |
| Personal development | No Judgement |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Safeguarding is effective | - |
| Early years provision | No Judgement |
School Admissions
Demand for primary school places
High
| Applications and Offers | |
|---|---|
| Total preferred applications | 22 |
| Of which first preference applications | 17 |
| Of which second preference applications | 1 |
| Of which third preference applications | 4 |
| Total offers made | 17 |
| Of which first preference offers | 17 |
| Of which second preference offers | 0 |
| Of which third preference offers | 0 |
School Neighbourhood
PUBLIC TRANSPORT |
1
|
GREEN SPACE |
2
|
ENVIRONMENT |
10
|
SAFETY |
10
|
PROPERTY | £395,000 Median house price as at
September 2020
|
DIVERSITY MIX
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