Downlands Community School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Jun 7 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Unique reference
- 113659
- Address
- Blandford Camp, DT11 8BG
- Website
- www.downlandsschool.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 254 (77% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 42.9%
- Girls
- 57.1%
- First language not English
- 31.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 3.1%
- Persistent absence
- 10.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 24.4%
White British 63%
Other Asian 27.2%
Mixed 2.4%
Other 1.6%
Indian 1.2%
Caribbean 1.2%
African 1.2%
Other Black 1.2%
Irish 0.8%
Other White 0.4%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-1.4
WritingWell below average-3.6
MathsAverage-0.7
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 45%
Local authority average 55%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 3%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 103
Local authority average 103
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Downlands Community School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 32
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 32
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 1
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 32
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 15.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 1 1 0 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 2 1 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 12 6 6 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 15 6 9 |
| Reception, Part-time | 1 1 0 |
| Reception, Full-time | 30 15 15 |
| Year 1 | 35 14 21 |
| Year 2 | 39 16 23 |
| Year 3 | 28 13 15 |
| Year 4 | 35 17 18 |
| Year 5 | 28 13 15 |
| Year 6 | 28 6 22 |