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
- 215 (69% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.3%
- Girls
- 50.7%
- First language not English
- 31.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 4.2%
- Persistent absence
- 10.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 28.8%
White British 63.3%
Other Asian 29.8%
Mixed 1.9%
Caribbean 1.9%
Indian 0.9%
African 0.9%
Other White 0.5%
Other Black 0.5%
Other 0.5%
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 42%
Local authority average 55%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 3%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Downlands Community School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 17
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 15
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 15
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.1 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 20 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 4 3 1 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 2 0 2 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 5 2 3 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 13 7 6 |
| Reception, Full-time | 27 14 13 |
| Year 1 | 27 14 13 |
| Year 2 | 26 12 14 |
| Year 3 | 33 15 18 |
| Year 4 | 25 12 13 |
| Year 5 | 28 14 14 |
| Year 6 | 25 13 12 |