Milborne St Andrew First School
Academy converter primary school in Blandford Forum (Dorset).
KS2 RWM expected
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Reading expected
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Maths expected
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Writing expected
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Attendance rate
93.4%
▼ 1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
10.2
▼ 10.5 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
27.9%
▲ 3pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
37%
43 / 115 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Map of nearby schools
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Nearby schools
nearest first50 schools within 10 miles. The nearest is The Luccombe Hub, 2.3 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Luccombe HubOther independent special | 2.3 mi | Special | 26 | - |
| Dunbury Church of England AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 2.6 mi | Primary | 131 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2023Last graded Good (Mar 2017) |
| Milton Abbey SchoolOther independent | 2.8 mi | Independent | 190 | - |
| Cheselbourne Village SchoolCommunity | 2.8 mi | Primary | 49 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Apr 2013) |
| St Mary's Church of England Middle School, PuddletownAcademy converter | 3.7 mi | Middle deemed secondary | 441 | Good, 2019Ungraded inspection Jan 2025, no grade given |
| Puddletown Church of England First SchoolAcademy converter | 3.8 mi | Primary | 134 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Employ My Ability (EMA) LtdSpecial post 16 institution | 5.5 mi | Special | - | - |
| Piddle Valley Church of England First SchoolAcademy converter | 5.9 mi | Primary | 40 | Good, 2023 |
| Bovington AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 5.9 mi | Primary | 180 | Good, 2023 |
| Frome Valley CofE First SchoolAcademy converter | 5.9 mi | Primary | 141 | No overall grade, 2025Good in 2 key judgements, Requires improvement in 2; early years provision Requires improvement |
| Harbour School DorsetFree schools special | 6.6 mi | Special | 145 | Good, 2023 |
| Dorset Studio SchoolStudio schools | 6.8 mi | Secondary | 332 | Good, 2024 |
| Blandford St Mary Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 7.0 mi | Primary | 208 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2025Last graded Good (May 2019) |
| Hazelbury Bryan Primary SchoolCommunity | 7.1 mi | Primary | 114 | Good, 2023 |
| Bryanston SchoolOther independent | 7.3 mi | Independent | 776 | - |
| St Mary & St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 7.5 mi | Primary | 81 | Requires improvement, 2024 |
| Spetisbury CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 7.5 mi | Primary | 187 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2023Last graded Good (May 2014, previous school) |
| The Blandford SchoolVoluntary controlled | 7.5 mi | Secondary | 1,103 | Good, 2024 |
| Durweston Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 7.6 mi | Primary | 144 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in all seven areas |
| Milldown CofE AcademyAcademy converter | 7.6 mi | Primary | 200 | Good, 2022 |
| Wool Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 7.6 mi | Primary | 116 | Good, 2023 |
| The Forum CentrePupil referral unit | 7.6 mi | Alternative provision | 19 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2025Last graded Good (Jan 2012) |
| Archbishop Wake Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 7.8 mi | Primary | 411 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2023Last graded Good (Mar 2013, previous school) |
| Broadmayne First School and NurseryCommunity | 7.8 mi | Primary | 139 | Good, 2023 |
| Sunninghill Preparatory SchoolOther independent | 8.0 mi | Independent | 167 | - |
| St Mary's Catholic First School, DorchesterAcademy converter | 8.0 mi | Primary | 177 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2023Last graded Good (Jul 2010, previous school) |
| Shillingstone Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 8.1 mi | Primary | 103 | Good, 2023 |
| Buckland Newton Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 8.1 mi | Primary | 110 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas |
| St Mary's Church of England First School, CharminsterAcademy converter | 8.2 mi | Primary | 148 | - |
| St Osmund's Church of England Middle SchoolAcademy converter | 8.3 mi | Middle deemed secondary | 714 | Good, 2022 |
| Manor Park Church of England First SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 8.3 mi | Primary | 396 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas |
| Bere Regis Primary and PreschoolAcademy sponsor led | 8.3 mi | Primary | 119 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| The Forum SchoolOther independent special | 8.5 mi | Special | 31 | - |
| Hanford SchoolOther independent | 8.6 mi | Independent | 69 | - |
| Cerne Abbas CofE VC First SchoolVoluntary controlled | 8.7 mi | Primary | 77 | Good, 2023 |
| Dorchester Middle SchoolAcademy converter | 8.7 mi | Middle deemed secondary | 527 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 4, Needs attention in 1 |
| The Thomas Hardye SchoolAcademy converter | 8.9 mi | Secondary | 2,014 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Good |
| Damers First SchoolAcademy converter | 8.9 mi | Primary | 475 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2025Last graded Good (Oct 2017, previous school) |
| The Prince of Wales SchoolCommunity | 9.1 mi | Primary | 156 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 2 key judgements, Good in 2; early years provision Outstanding |
| Lytchett Matravers Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 9.1 mi | Primary | 484 | Good, 2023 |
| St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Child OkefordAcademy converter | 9.2 mi | Primary | 125 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 2 areas, Needs attention in 4, Urgent improvement in 1 |
| Sturminster Marshall First SchoolCommunity | 9.3 mi | Primary | 49 | No overall grade, 2025Good in 2 key judgements, Requires improvement in 2; early years provision Good |
| Graduately Developing FuturesOther independent special | 9.5 mi | Special | 23 | - |
| Sandford St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 9.5 mi | Primary | 342 | Good, 2022 |
| Dorchester Learning CentrePupil referral unit | 9.5 mi | Alternative provision | 54 | Good, 2022 |
| The Purbeck SchoolAcademy converter | 9.8 mi | Secondary | 1,022 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2025Last graded Good (Dec 2014, previous school) |
| Pimperne Church of England VC Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 9.8 mi | Primary | 183 | Good, 2014Last graded inspection in our data (previous school). This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Wareham St Mary Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 9.8 mi | Primary | 165 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 4 areas, Needs attention in 3 |
| Downlands Community SchoolCommunity | 9.9 mi | Primary | 201 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 4 areas, Needs attention in 3 |
| William Barnes Primary SchoolCommunity | 10.0 mi | Primary | 162 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2023Last graded Good (Jul 2013) |
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 6 of 10).
Overall deprivation6
Income7
Employment6
Education and skills5
Health8
Crime8
Barriers to housing and services1
Living environment4
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
- 45
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