The Blandford School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Apr 23 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Unique reference
- 113888
- Address
- Milldown Road, DT11 7SQ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1142 (72% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.9%
- Girls
- 49.1%
- First language not English
- 5.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 21.1%
- Persistent absence
- 20.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.8%
White British 91.6%
Other White 2.4%
Mixed 1.8%
Other Asian 1.5%
Indian 0.9%
Irish Traveller 0.5%
Unclassified 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Other 0.2%
African 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.13
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.1
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 43%
Local authority average 35%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 60%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 49.2
Local authority average 44.1
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.5
Local authority average 3.82
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 15 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 14 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 41 |
| Biology | GCSE | 47 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 53 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 47 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 20 |
| English Language | GCSE | 167 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 164 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 22 |
Admissions
The Blandford School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 179
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 177
- 2nd preference
- 13
- 3rd preference
- 15
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 177
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 248 135 113 |
| Year 8 | 203 96 107 |
| Year 9 | 194 107 87 |
| Year 10 | 181 96 85 |
| Year 11 | 185 93 92 |
| Year 12 | 78 28 50 |
| Year 13 | 53 26 27 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 82.0% 86.0% 86.5% |
Further education | 31.0% 35.8% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 51.0% 49.2% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.1% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.9% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 4.6% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 4.0% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 4.6% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 0.8% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 75.0% 59.8% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 38.0% 19.8% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 41.0% 18.8% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 1.8% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 2.7% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.5% 1.7% |