Downlands Community School
Latest Ofsted grade for Downlands Community School in Dorset, Dorset: Needs Attention. Inspection history, evaluation areas and report PDFs for URN 113659 on Ofsted Insights.
Provider details
| Name | Downlands Community School |
|---|---|
| URN | 113659 |
| Provider type | School |
| Local authority | Dorset |
| Town | Dorset |
| Address | Blandford Camp, Blandford Forum, Dorset, DT11 8BG |
| Postcode | DT11 8BG |
| Telephone | 01258453348 |
| Website | http://www.downlandsschool.org |
| Registration status | Active |
Latest inspection
| Inspection date | 13 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Report published | 2 March 2026 |
| Framework | Renewed EIF 2025 |
| Headline measure (lowest graded area) | Needs Attention |
| Curriculum & Teaching | Needs Attention |
| Achievement | Needs Attention |
| Inclusion | Expected Standard |
| Leadership & Governance | Needs Attention |
| Behaviour, Attitudes & Routines | Expected Standard |
| Children's Welfare & Wellbeing | Expected Standard |
| Early Years | Expected Standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
The renewed Education Inspection Framework does not give an overall grade. The headline measure is the lowest graded area, an Ofsted Insights measure explained in the methodology.
Ofsted reports
Previous inspections
- 7 June 2023 — Pre-2025 — Requires Improvement (report PDF)
- 3 October 2017 — Pre-2025 — Good (report PDF)
- 9 July 2013 — Pre-2025 — Good (report PDF)
- 3 March 2010 — Pre-2025 (report PDF)
- 14 February 2007 — Pre-2025 — Good (report PDF)
Data refreshed from Ofsted on 25 April 2026.