Downlands Community School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Requires improvement
Jun 8 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

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%
Pupil ethnicities
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%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-1.4
WritingWell below average-3.6
MathsAverage-0.7
Year 2022-2023

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
School: Year 2022-2023
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
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
32
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
1
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
32
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes25
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher15.5
Year 2023-2024

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
Year 2023-2024

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