The Blandford School

Term dates

Dorset council sets the term dates for this school. See all Dorset dates, taken from the council's own page.

• Term
• Holiday
• INSET day
• Exeat

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Admissions

Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.

Apply for a secondary school place on GOV.UK

How places are given: there's no entrance test. When there are more applicants than places, places usually go by criteria such as siblings, distance or catchment area. Check the council's or school's admissions policy for the exact rules.

For the sixth form, apply to the school directly.

How many families applied: Year 7

For September 2026, 199 families put this school as their first choice, and 202 places were offered. 199 of the families who put it first got a place (100%).

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Before and after school

This club is registered with Ofsted at the school's postcode, so usually run on the school site:

• Stagecoach Blandford Forum. Ofsted report

Ask the club or the school about times, prices and places. More clubs nearby.

Ofsted inspection

Latest graded inspection, 23 April 2024. Overall: Good

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour and attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership and management

Good

Sixth form

Good

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Voluntary controlled school

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–18

Pupils

1103 (capacity 1557)

Gender

Mixed

Phone

01258451121

Address

Milldown Road, Blandford Forum, DT11 7SQ

Website

blandfordschool.org.uk

Official school record, including Ofsted reports