Downlands Community School
Community school in Blandford Forum, Dorset.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 201 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 420 |
| Free school meals | 4.70% |
| Local authority | Dorset |
| Address | Blandford Camp, Blandford Forum, Dorset, DT11 8BG |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.downlandsschool.org |
| Telephone | 01258453348 |
| URN | 113659 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 13 January 2026, published 1 March 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 7 June 2023, published 20 July 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Pimperne Church of England VC Primary School (primary school, about 2.2 km)
- Archbishop Wake Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 3.2 km)
- Milldown CofE Academy (primary school, about 3.8 km)
- Blandford St Mary Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 4.5 km)
- Spetisbury CofE Primary School (primary school, about 5.5 km)
- Durweston Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 6.1 km)
- Witchampton Church of England First School (primary school, about 7.1 km)
- Pamphill Church of England First School (primary school, about 10.7 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.