Milldown CofE Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Blandford Forum, Dorset
Milldown CofE Academy is a primary school in Blandford Forum, Dorset for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 11 October 2022. Dorset has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2024 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Milldown Road, Blandford Forum, DT11 7SN
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Dorset
- Pupils on roll
- 200 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 23% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 11 October 2022
Strengths
- “Milldown Academy has a caring ethos.”
- “Adults teach pupils to be kind and respectful.”
- “Pupils are polite, courteous and well mannered.”
To improve
- “Leaders rightly recognise that some subjects are not yet implemented as effectively as in the more developed subjects.”
- “Where this is the case, teachers do not build on what pupils already know and can do.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 28 November 2022 (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) | 48% | 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: 19 first-preference applications, 19 offers in total, 19 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2015 to 2024, as Dorset published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Dorset.
- Archbishop Wake Church of England Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Blandford St Mary Church of England Primary School 1.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Durweston Church of England Primary School 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Pimperne Church of England VC Primary School 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Downlands Community School 2.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- Spetisbury CofE Primary School 3.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Shillingstone Church of England Primary School 3.8 mi Good Last distance published
- St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Child Okeford 4.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published