The Forum CentreArchbishop Wake Church of England Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Blandford Forum.

Summary of the comparison

This page compares The Forum Centre and Archbishop Wake Church of England Primary School in Blandford Forum.

The Forum Centre was judged Good and Archbishop Wake Church of England Primary School was judged Good.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Archbishop Wake Church of England Primary School (64.0% in 2022-23, 64.0% in 2024-25).

The Forum Centre versus Archbishop Wake Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure	Blandford ForumThe Forum Centre	Blandford ForumArchbishop Wake Church of England Primary School	England average
Overview
Our score	Not scored	D52/100
Local ranking	Not ranked	40th of 116 in Dorset
Inspection	Ofsted: Good	Ofsted: Good
School type	Pupil referral unit	Academy converter
Phase	Not reported	Primary
Age range	5-16	0-11
Gender	Mixed	Mixed
Pupils on roll	18	369
Capacity	57	420
Location	Blandford Forum, DT11 7BX	Blandford Forum, DT11 8SW
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard	Not reported	64.0%	62.0%
At higher standard	Not reported	9.0%	8.0%
Reading average scaled score	Not reported	105.0	106.0
Maths average scaled score	Not reported	104.0	105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census	18	369
Free school meals (ever 6)	72.2%	27.9%
English as an additional language	0.0%	11.7%
SEN support	44.4%	15.2%
SEN with an EHC plan	55.6%	3.3%
Attendance
Overall absence	Not reported	6.5%	6.2%
Persistent absence	Not reported	17.4%	15.8%

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.