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
0.95 first preferences per place in the 2026 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 | SEN provision on site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pimperne Church of England VC Primary School
Blandford Forum |
2.2 km 1.4 mi |
0.84 | - | none held | none published | none recorded |
| Archbishop Wake Church of England Primary School
Blandford Forum |
3.2 km 2.0 mi |
0.95 | More first preferences per place 0.87 → 0.97 |
School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection |
none published | none recorded |
| Milldown CofE Academy
Blandford Forum |
3.8 km 2.4 mi |
1.00 | Fewer first preferences per place 1.32 → 0.98 |
Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
none published | none recorded |
| Blandford St Mary Church of England Primary School
Blandford Forum |
4.5 km 2.8 mi |
1.10 | More first preferences per place 0.93 → 1.12 |
Standards maintained Ofsted ungraded inspection |
none published | none recorded |
| Spetisbury CofE Primary School
Blandford Forum |
5.5 km 3.4 mi |
0.90 | Little change in first preferences per place 1.0 → 0.93 |
School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection |
none published | none recorded |
| Durweston Church of England Primary School
Blandford Forum |
6.1 km 3.8 mi |
1.00 | Little change in first preferences per place 0.96 → 1.05 |
Strong standard Ofsted report card (current framework) |
none published | none recorded |
"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. "SEN provision on site" says the school runs a SEN unit or a resourced provision. It does not say how many children it takes or which kinds of need it is set up for, because neither is published for a mainstream school, and it is not a statement about how well any school supports children with SEN. Ask the school or the council.