Downlands Community 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 10/07/2013.
According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is average, progress in maths is below average, progress in writing is well below average.
The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.1%,
which is 0.9 percentage points higher than the UK average.
School Information
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Address:
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Blandford Camp, Blandford Forum, DT11 8BG
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Website:
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www.downlandsschool.org
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Telephone:
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01258453348
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School Type:
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Community school
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Education phase:
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Primary
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Local authority:
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Dorset
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Headteacher / Principal:
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Mr James Rielly
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Religious character:
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Does not apply
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Admissions policy:
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Not applicable
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Unique reference:
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113659
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Ofsted Inspection
Overall Effectiveness
Quality Of Education
Outcomes For Pupils
Management Effectiveness
Ofsted inspection date: 10/07/2013
Pupils
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Age Range:
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3 - 11
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Gender:
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Mixed
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School Capacity:
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420
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Number of Pupils:
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253
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Number of Boys:
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117
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Number of Girls:
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136
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Absence
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Overall absence:
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3.1%
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4%
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Persistent absence:
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5.2%
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8.2%
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Education - Primary
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
Reading
Well Below Average: -1
Confidence interval -3.2 to 1.2
Writing
Well Below Average: -2.6
Confidence interval -4.7 to -0.6
Maths
Below Average: -3.1
Confidence interval -5 to -1.2
Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths
| School: | 55% |
| England Average: | 65% |
Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths
| School: | 3% |
| England Average: | 11% |
Average score in reading
| School: | 103 |
| England Average: | 104 |
Average score in maths
| School: | 102 |
| England Average: | 105 |
Nearby Schools
Primary
School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.
