Downlands Community School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Blandford Camp
 Blandford Forum
 Dorset DT11 8BG
Telephone: 01258 453348

School Type

Phase: Primary (ages 3-11)
Type: Community School
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
History: This school arose from St Leonard's School

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mr James Rielly (since September 2019 – came from West Moors Middle School)
Previous Headteacher: S Whitlock
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 11.54 / 10.73
Non-teaching Staff*: 18.89
Number of pupils: 215
Pupils Per Teacher: 18.6
Sex: Mixed (49% boys / 51% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 4.40% (low)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 19.9%
Local child deprivation rate: 5.1% (2km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 36.7%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 8.9%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 9.7km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Financials

Total Income: £1,401,565*
Income Per Pupil: £6,518
* Income figures are for all schools in the same federation (see list below right)

Location and Administration

Region: South West
Authority: Dorset
Constituency: North Dorset
Electoral Ward: Cranborne Chase
School Number: 8382002

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 7th June 2023 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Requires improvement

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Pimperne Church of England VC Primary School (2.3km) show on map
  2. Archbishop Wake Church of England Primary School (3.5km) show on map
  3. The Forum Centre (4.0km) show on map
  4. The Blandford School (4.4km) show on map
  5. Milldown CofE Academy (4.4km) show on map
  6. Blandford St Mary Church of England Primary School (4.7km) show on map
  7. Bryanston School (5.2km) show on map
  8. Spetisbury CofE Primary School (5.6km) show on map
  9. Durweston Church of England Primary School (6.3km) show on map
  10. Witchampton Church of England First School (6.9km) show on map
  11. Hanford School (8.2km) show on map
  12. Clayesmore School (8.7km) show on map
  13. Sturminster Marshall First School (9.1km) show on map
  14. Shillingstone Church of England Primary School (9.5km) show on map
  15. St Nicholas Church of England Primary School,... (9.7km) show on map
  16. St Andrew's Church of England Primary School (10.3km) show on map
  17. The Forum School (10.5km) show on map
  18. St James Church of England First School (10.5km) show on map
  19. Sandroyd School (10.6km) show on map
  20. Queen Elizabeth's School (10.7km) show on map
  21. Pamphill Church of England First School (10.7km) show on map
  22. Sixpenny Handley First School and Nursery (11.4km) show on map
  23. Wimborne St Giles Church of England First Sch... (11.5km) show on map
  24. Wimborne First School and Nursery (11.6km) show on map
  25. Dumpton School (11.8km) show on map
  26. Dunbury Church of England Academy (11.8km) show on map
  27. Allenbourn Middle School (11.8km) show on map
  28. Castle Court School (12.1km) show on map
  29. Graduately Developing Futures (12.2km) show on map
  30. Beaucroft Foundation School (12.4km) show on map
  31. St Michael's Church of England Middle School (12.5km) show on map
  32. St John's Church of England First School, Wimborne (12.5km) show on map
  33. The Luccombe Hub (12.7km) show on map
  34. Lockyer's Middle School (12.8km) show on map
  35. Henbury View First School (13.1km) show on map
  36. South West Regional Assessment Centre (13.2km) show on map
  37. Colehill First School (13.4km) show on map
  38. Lytchett Matravers Primary School (13.6km) show on map
  39. Rushcombe First School (13.6km) show on map
  40. Milton Abbey School (13.6km) show on map
  41. Hayeswood First School (13.7km) show on map
  42. Corfe Hills School (13.8km) show on map
  43. Merley First School (13.9km) show on map
  44. Ludwell Primary School (14.3km) show on map
  45. Cranborne Church of England First School (14.4km) show on map
  46. Springdale First School (14.5km) show on map
  47. Cranborne Middle School (14.5km) show on map
  48. Canford School (14.6km) show on map
  49. William Barnes Primary School (14.7km) show on map
  50. Yewstock School (14.8km) show on map
  51. Broadstone First School (14.9km) show on map
  52. Sturminster Newton High School (15.0km) show on map
  53. Broadstone Middle School (15.1km) show on map
  54. Coombe House School (15.1km) show on map
  55. Lytchett Minster School (15.3km) show on map
  56. Shaftesbury School (15.5km) show on map
  57. Aurora Boveridge College (15.5km) show on map
  58. The Abbey CofE VA Primary School, Shaftesbury (15.5km) show on map
  59. Milborne St Andrew First School (16.0km) show on map
  60. Three Legged Cross First and Nursery School (16.0km) show on map
  61. Upton Junior School (16.1km) show on map
  62. The White House School (16.1km) show on map
  63. Aurora Beeches School (16.1km) show on map
  64. Shaftesbury Church of England Primary School (16.1km) show on map
  65. Emmanuel Church of England Middle School (16.1km) show on map
  66. Verwood Church of England First School (16.1km) show on map
  67. Hillbourne Primary School (16.2km) show on map
  68. Upton Infant School (16.2km) show on map
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  70. Poole Grammar School (16.2km) show on map
  71. Yarrells Preparatory School (16.3km) show on map
  72. Bere Regis Primary and Preschool (16.4km) show on map
  73. St Mary's CofE First School & Nursery (16.4km) show on map
  74. Montacute School (16.5km) show on map
  75. Trinity Church of England First School (16.5km) show on map
  76. Ferndown Upper School (16.6km) show on map
  77. Parkstone Grammar School (16.8km) show on map
  78. Hillside Community First School (16.8km) show on map
  79. Bearwood Primary and Nursery School (16.9km) show on map
  80. Hazelbury Bryan Primary School (16.9km) show on map
  81. Ferndown Middle School (16.9km) show on map
  82. Ferndown First School (17.0km) show on map
  83. Magna Academy (17.3km) show on map
  84. Ad Astra Infant School (17.4km) show on map
  85. Haymoor Junior School (17.4km) show on map
  86. Oakhurst Community First School (17.4km) show on map
  87. Millie College (17.5km) show on map
  88. St Gregory's Church of England Primary School... (17.6km) show on map
  89. Bayside Academy (17.6km) show on map
  90. Stower Provost Community School (17.7km) show on map
  91. Port Regis Preparatory School (17.7km) show on map
  92. West Moors Middle School (17.7km) show on map
  93. Longspee Academy (17.9km) show on map
  94. Canford Heath Infant School (17.9km) show on map
  95. Canford Heath Junior School (17.9km) show on map
  96. Parley First School (17.9km) show on map
  97. Stanley Green Infant Academy (18.0km) show on map
  98. Cheselbourne Village School (18.1km) show on map
  99. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Marnhull (18.1km) show on map
  100. Sandford St Martin's Church of England Volunt... (18.2km) show on map
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Predecessor Schools†
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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