Blandford St Mary Church of England Primary School is a primary school located in Blandford Forum. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 09/05/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.4%, which is 0.6 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Birch Avenue, Blandford Forum

School Information

Address: Birch Avenue, Blandford Forum, DT11 9QD
Website: http://www.blandfordstmary.dsat.org.uk
Telephone: 01258453331
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Dorset
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Rosaleen Beaver
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 141046

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 09/05/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 168
Number of Boys: 85
Number of Girls: 83

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.3 Confidence interval -1.2 to 3.7
Writing
Average: 0.1 Confidence interval -2.2 to 2.3
Maths
Average: -1.2 Confidence interval -3.4 to 0.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:76%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:4%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Blandford St Mary Church of England Primary School
Birch Avenue , Blandford St Mary DT11 9QD 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Archbishop Wake Church of England Primary School
Black Lane , DT11 8SW 		3out of 4 1,435 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Milldown CofE Academy
Milldown Road , DT11 7SN 		2out of 4 2,078 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Blandford School
Milldown Road , DT11 7SQ 		2out of 4 1,632 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Forum Centre
The Forum Centre , Park Road DT11 7BX 		3out of 4 1,371 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bryanston School
Bryanston , DT11 0PX 		- not rated 2,623 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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