The Forum Centre

Key facts

Address

The Forum Centre, Park Road, Blandford Forum, DT11 7BX

Type

Pupil referral unit

Ages

5–16

Council

Dorset

Pupils on roll

19 January 2026 school census

Free school meals

63.2% of pupils eligible

Pupils per teacher

4.2

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Standards maintained Inspected 22 January 2025

Strengths

• “The school prioritises building pupils’ confidence, self-esteem and engagement in their learning.”
• “Pupils benefit from a well-designed personal development offer.”
• “They have opportunities to complete a range of experiences that support their social, emotional and mental health development.”

To improve

• “Where these checks are not thorough or information from these is not used effectively, gaps in pupil knowledge remain.”
• “The subsequent teaching and learning activities do not help pupils to secure new knowledge in these subjects as well as they could.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 March 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Nearby special, independent and other schools

Straight-line distance, in Dorset.

• Bryanston School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade
• Hanford School 3.7 mi No Ofsted grade
• The Forum School 4.9 mi No Ofsted grade
• Clayesmore School 5.1 mi No Ofsted grade
• The Luccombe Hub 5.5 mi No Ofsted grade
• Milton Abbey School 6.0 mi No Ofsted grade
• Graduately Developing Futures 7.5 mi No Ofsted grade
• Yewstock School 7.8 mi School remains Outstanding

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