Schools in Blandford Forum

About schools in Blandford Forum

Blandford Forum lists 18 schools, most of them primary schools. Its one secondary school is where pupils go on to after primary. Another three schools provide for children with additional needs or alternative provision.

Ofsted inspects every school listed here. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

61%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 9 schools with published results

Primary schools10

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Archbishop Wake Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 0 to 11

  64%

  expected standard
• Blandford St Mary Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  67%

  expected standard
• Downlands Community School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  42%

  expected standard
• Durweston Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  80%

  expected standard
• Milborne St Andrew First School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 9

• Milldown CofE Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  48%

  expected standard
• Pimperne Church of England VC Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  63%

  expected standard
• Shillingstone Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  67%

  expected standard
• Spetisbury CofE Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  77%

  expected standard
• St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Child Okeford

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  43%

  expected standard

Secondary schools1

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• The Blandford School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 11 to 18

  47.0

  Attainment 8

Special schools and alternative provision3

• The Forum Centre

  Pupil referral unit · Ages 5 to 16

• The Forum School

  Other independent special school · Ages 7 to 19

• The Luccombe Hub

  Other independent special school · Ages 8 to 18

Independent schools4

• Bryanston School

  Other independent school · Ages 3 to 18

• Clayesmore School

  Other independent school · Ages 2 to 19

• Hanford School

  Other independent school · Ages 7 to 13 · Girls

• Milton Abbey School

  Other independent school · Ages 13 to 19

Common questions about schools in Blandford Forum

How many schools does Blandford Forum have?

OfferDay lists 18 schools in Blandford Forum, including ten primary schools and four independent schools.

Who inspects schools in Blandford Forum?

Every school in Blandford Forum is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

How are schools in Blandford Forum ranked?

OfferDay ranks schools in Blandford Forum where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.