Alternatives to Downlands Community School
6 other primary schools nearby, nearest first · back to Downlands Community School
These are the nearest schools that take children at the same age, and that we hold figures for. They are listed by distance, nearest first. This is not a league table. Nothing here says one school is better than another.
Downlands Community School, for comparison
0.88 first preferences per place in the 2025 intake, stable over the 5 most recent years held.
Ofsted report card (current framework), January 2026: Needs attention
Nearby schools
| School | Distance | 1st prefs per place | Demand since | Latest Ofsted | Catchment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archbishop Wake Church of England Primary School
Blandford Forum |
3.2 km 2.0 mi |
1.00 | More families are naming it first 0.89 → 0.98 |
School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection |
none published |
| Milldown CofE Academy
Blandford Forum |
3.8 km 2.4 mi |
0.96 | Fewer families are naming it first 1.22 → 1.05 |
Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
none published |
| Blandford St Mary Church of England Primary School
Blandford Forum |
4.5 km 2.8 mi |
1.13 | Little change 0.95 → 1.03 |
Standards maintained Ofsted ungraded inspection |
none published |
| Spetisbury CofE Primary School
Blandford Forum |
5.5 km 3.4 mi |
0.96 | Little change 1.0 → 0.98 |
School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection |
none published |
| Durweston Church of England Primary School
Blandford Forum |
6.1 km 3.8 mi |
1.10 | More families are naming it first 0.92 → 1.1 |
Strong standard Ofsted report card (current framework) |
none published |
| Witchampton Church of England First School
Wimborne |
7.1 km 4.4 mi |
- | - | Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
none published |
"1st prefs per place" means how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out. It is the newest year we hold for each school. It shows how many people want the school. It does not tell you if a child would get a place. "Catchment" says whether anyone publishes an area map for that school. Where nobody does, we hold no map, so we cannot say if an address is inside one.