Skip to content
Governance Register
SchooliSource and licenceOfficial record from Get Information about Schools (DfE). Results, attendance, pupil numbers, finance and inspection outcomes are from the Department for Education and Ofsted, as published.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.Governance Register calculates the connections.How we handle data

Milton Abbey School

Other independent school in Blandford Forum (Dorset).

Map of nearby schools

iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).
This schoolPrimarySecondaryAll-throughSpecialOther

Press Map+ on the map for a full-screen view with neighbourhood deprivation layers.

Nearby schools

nearest first

40 schools within 10 miles. The nearest is The Luccombe Hub, 1.3 miles away.

Scroll sideways for more

PhaseOfsted
The Luccombe HubOther independent special1.3 mi Special26-
Dunbury Church of England AcademyAcademy sponsor led2.5 mi Primary131Ungraded inspection, Jan 2023Last graded Good (Mar 2017)
Cheselbourne Village SchoolCommunity2.8 mi Primary49Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Apr 2013)
Milborne St Andrew First SchoolAcademy converter2.8 mi Primary43Ungraded inspection, May 2023Last graded Good (Sep 2013, previous school)
Hazelbury Bryan Primary SchoolCommunity4.6 mi Primary114Good, 2023
Durweston Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter5.3 mi Primary144Report card, 2026Strong standard in all seven areas
Bryanston SchoolOther independent5.4 mi Independent776-
Shillingstone Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter5.4 mi Primary103Good, 2023
Blandford St Mary Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter5.6 mi Primary208Ungraded inspection, Mar 2025Last graded Good (May 2019)
The Blandford SchoolVoluntary controlled5.8 mi Secondary1,103Good, 2024
The Forum SchoolOther independent special5.8 mi Special31-
Milldown CofE AcademyAcademy converter5.8 mi Primary200Good, 2022
Puddletown Church of England First SchoolAcademy converter5.8 mi Primary134No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good
St Mary's Church of England Middle School, PuddletownAcademy converter5.8 mi Middle deemed secondary441Good, 2019Ungraded inspection Jan 2025, no grade given
Piddle Valley Church of England First SchoolAcademy converter6.0 mi Primary40Good, 2023
The Forum CentrePupil referral unit6.0 mi Alternative provision19Ungraded inspection, Jan 2025Last graded Good (Jan 2012)
Hanford SchoolOther independent6.1 mi Independent69-
Archbishop Wake Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter6.3 mi Primary411Ungraded inspection, Jan 2023Last graded Good (Mar 2013, previous school)
St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Child OkefordAcademy converter6.6 mi Primary125Report card, 2026Expected standard in 2 areas, Needs attention in 4, Urgent improvement in 1
Buckland Newton Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter6.9 mi Primary110Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas
Spetisbury CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter6.9 mi Primary187Ungraded inspection, Feb 2023Last graded Good (May 2014, previous school)
William Barnes Primary SchoolCommunity7.2 mi Primary162Ungraded inspection, Feb 2023Last graded Good (Jul 2013)
Yewstock SchoolCommunity special7.8 mi Special167Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Outstanding (Jun 2013)
Sturminster Newton High SchoolAcademy converter7.9 mi Secondary605Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas
Pimperne Church of England VC Primary SchoolAcademy converter8.0 mi Primary183Good, 2014Last graded inspection in our data (previous school). This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy.
Employ My Ability (EMA) LtdSpecial post 16 institution8.2 mi Special--
Cerne Abbas CofE VC First SchoolVoluntary controlled8.4 mi Primary77Good, 2023
Downlands Community SchoolCommunity8.5 mi Primary201Report card, 2026Expected standard in 4 areas, Needs attention in 3
Frome Valley CofE First SchoolAcademy converter8.6 mi Primary141No overall grade, 2025Good in 2 key judgements, Requires improvement in 2; early years provision Requires improvement
Clayesmore SchoolOther independent8.6 mi Independent414-
Bovington AcademyAcademy sponsor led8.6 mi Primary180Good, 2023
Dorset Studio SchoolStudio schools8.8 mi Secondary332Good, 2024
Harbour School DorsetFree schools special9.2 mi Special145Good, 2023
All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolAcademy converter9.2 mi Primary130Ungraded inspection, May 2023No earlier grade held in our data. This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy.
Sturminster Marshall First SchoolCommunity9.4 mi Primary49No overall grade, 2025Good in 2 key judgements, Requires improvement in 2; early years provision Good
St Mary's Church of England First School, CharminsterAcademy converter9.6 mi Primary148-
Sunninghill Preparatory SchoolOther independent9.8 mi Independent167-
St Andrew's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led9.9 mi Primary101No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good
Bere Regis Primary and PreschoolAcademy sponsor led9.9 mi Primary119No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good
St Mary's Catholic First School, DorchesterAcademy converter9.9 mi Primary177Ungraded inspection, Jan 2023Last graded Good (Jul 2010, previous school)

Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.

The neighbourhood

iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).

This school's neighbourhood is close to the middle for deprivation in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 5 of 10).

Overall deprivation5
Income8
Employment8
Education and skills7
Health9
Crime10
Barriers to housing and services1
Living environment1
most deprivedleast deprived

Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.

Children in income-deprived families
30

Compare this school

Put Milton Abbey School beside other schools: inspection, results, attendance, pupils and staff, with the year and source of every figure.

Guides for parents

All guides