Archbishop Wake Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 0–11 · Blandford Forum, Dorset
Last distance offered · Reception 2019
0.599 miles
Published by Dorset Council · offers on 16 April 2019
2016 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Archbishop Wake Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Blandford Forum, Dorset for ages 0–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 25 January 2023. Dorset has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2016 to 2019 entry.
Archbishop Wake Church of England Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2019 | 0.599 mi |
| Reception 2016 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2019 lived 0.599 miles away, further out than in 2016, the other year with a published outcome.
- In 2026 Reception, there were 38 first-choice applications for 40 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- The school has 27.5 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 19.2 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Dorset.
- 2024/25 reading, writing and maths: 64% met the expected standard (England 62%), the 5th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Dorset.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Dorset schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Black Lane, Blandford Forum, DT11 8SW
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 0–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Dorset
- Pupils on roll
- 411 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 23.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 27.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 25 January 2023
Strengths
- “The school’s seven core values of happiness, perseverance, cooperation, kindness, courage, honesty and respect permeate throughout the school.”
- “They work with each other to live out the school’s motto of ‘aim high, believe; fly high, achieve’.”
- “During playtimes, they make good use of the creative opportunities on offer.”
To improve
- “Leaders have identified a few foundation subjects where pupils do not achieve as well as they could.”
- “This is because leaders have not yet provided teachers with the precise content pupils will learn over time.”
- “There are some instances of pupils being off task.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 March 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 64% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 38 first-preference applications, 40 offers in total, 38 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Dorset.
- Blandford St Mary Church of England Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Milldown CofE Academy 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Downlands Community School 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- Pimperne Church of England VC Primary School 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Durweston Church of England Primary School 2.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Spetisbury CofE Primary School 2.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Shillingstone Church of England Primary School 4.6 mi Good Last distance published
- St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Child Okeford 5.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published