1
Shillingstone Church of England Primary School
Primary • Academy converter • Blandford Forum • Dorset • DT11 0TX
Good
Top 10 Primary schools in Blandford Forum
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2016)
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This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the town of Blandford Forum. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
10
Outstanding
0
Good
9
Median inspection year
2016
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 0% · G: 90% · RI: 10% · I: 0%
2
Milldown CofE Academy
Primary • Academy converter • Blandford Forum • Dorset • DT11 7SN
Good
3
Durweston Church of England Primary School
Primary • Academy converter • Blandford Forum • Dorset • DT11 0QA
Good
4
Blandford St Mary Church of England Primary School
Primary • Academy converter • Blandford Forum • Dorset • DT11 9QD
Good
5
Pimperne Church of England VC Primary School
Primary • Academy converter • Blandford Forum • Dorset • DT11 8WF
Good
6
Spetisbury CofE Primary School
Primary • Academy converter • Blandford Forum • Dorset • DT11 9DF
Good
7
St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Child Okeford
Primary • Academy converter • Blandford Forum • Dorset • DT11 8EL
Good
8
Milborne St Andrew First School
Primary • Academy converter • Blandford Forum • Dorset • DT11 0JE
Good
9
Archbishop Wake Church of England Primary School
Primary • Academy converter • Blandford Forum • Dorset • DT11 8SW
Good
10
Downlands Community School
Primary • Community school • Blandford Forum • Dorset • DT11 8BG
Requires improvement
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
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We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
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