The Blandford School
Milldown Road, Blandford Forum, DT11 7SQ
Local ranking8th of 30 secondary schools in Dorset
Ofsted: Good
Secondary
Phase
1557
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 47.0
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 46.2%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 65.9%
- Entering EBacc
- 26.9%
- EBacc APS
- 4.2
- Cohort Size
- 182
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 95.0%
- Continued in education
- 85.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 8.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 2.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 95.0%
- Higher education
- 57.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 34.0%
- Not sustained
- 5.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25B-
Avg A-Level Grade
37.2
Avg Points/Entry
37.5
Best 3 A-Levels
60
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 17.4%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 43.7
- 16-18 Cohort
- 136
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1135
- Boys
- 581 (51%)
- Girls
- 554 (49%)
- Capacity
- 1557 (73% full)
- SEND
- 9.6%
- FSM Eligible
- 20.8%
- EAL
- 5.9%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.9%
- SEN Support
- 6.7%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.1:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 70.6
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,449/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 8.7%
- Persistent Absence
- 21.9%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 89.2%
- White Other: 2.9%
- Other: 2.9%
- Asian Other: 1.4%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.1%
- Asian Indian: 0.9%
- Gypsy/Roma: 0.3%
- Mixed Other: 0.3%
89.2%
White British
2.9%
White Other
2.9%
Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 113888
- UKPRN
- 10006602
- Establishment No.
- 4510