Academy converter · Dorset

Milldown CofE Academy

4–11Ages
200Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
146153URN

Milldown Road, Blandford Forum, DT11 7SN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.1per place

1.0 above Dorset median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Dorset

59 applications for 19 places · 6th of 80 in Dorset

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

48%met the expected standard

Dorset 54% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 11 October 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.1applications per place, Reception

1.0 above Dorset median (2.1) 0.9 above England median (2.2)

59 applications · 19 places offered · 19 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.1; Dorset median median 2.1
2025 2.3; Dorset median median 2.0
2024 2.4; Dorset median median 2.1
2023 2.2; Dorset median median 2.0
2022 2.6; Dorset median median 2.0
2021 2.3; Dorset median median 2.0
2020 2.9; Dorset median median 1.9
2019 3.0; Dorset median median 2.1
2018 3.3; Dorset median median 2.0; as the previous school
2017 3.5; Dorset median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 2.0; Dorset median median 2.0; as the previous school
2015 2.3; Dorset median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 3.1; Dorset median median 1.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Dorset median in 8 of 8 years.

This school
Dorset median

Dashed bars: as Milldown Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (URN 113755), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	19	59	3.1	19	1.00
Sep 2025	28	65	2.3	27	0.96
Sep 2024	30	72	2.4	34	1.13
Sep 2023	30	67	2.2	35	1.17
Sep 2022	29	76	2.6	43	1.48
Sep 2021	29	66	2.3	28	0.97
Sep 2020	30	86	2.9	41	1.37
Sep 2019	30	90	3.0	32	1.07
Sep 2018 *	30	98	3.3	42	1.40
Sep 2017 *	30	104	3.5	41	1.37
Sep 2016 *	59	120	2.0	42	0.71
Sep 2015 *	45	103	2.3	47	1.04
Sep 2014 *	30	93	3.1	39	1.30

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 66% · Writing 79% · Maths 62% → all three 48% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard48%54th of 78 in Dorset

Dorset 54% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard66%

Dorset 73% England 78%

Higher standard14%

Dorset 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

Dorset 71% England 75%

Greater depth21%

Dorset 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard62%

Dorset 68% England 77%

Higher standard7%

Dorset 17% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Dorset median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	48%	3%	103	102
2023/24	69%	3%	106	104
2022/23	58%	4%	105	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Milldown CofE AcademyThis school
This school

Good2022

3.1applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Archbishop Wake Church of England Primary School
1.3 km · Dorset

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Blandford St Mary Church of England Primary School
1.9 km · Dorset

Standards maintained2025

2.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Durweston Church of England Primary School
2.7 km · Dorset

2026

2.3applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Pimperne Church of England VC Primary School
3.2 km · Dorset

Not yet inspected

2.5applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Downlands Community School
3.8 km · Dorset

2026

1.1applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Spetisbury CofE Primary School
5.2 km · Dorset

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Shillingstone Church of England Primary School
6.1 km · Dorset

Good2023

2.2applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Child Okeford
7.0 km · Dorset

Requires significant improvement 2026

1.7applications per place 43%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 146153 · 838/3004
Trust: Diocese of Salisbury Academy Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 200 on roll
Free school meals: 23.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 August 2018
Replaced: Milldown Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (URN 113755)
Address: Milldown Road, Blandford Forum, DT11 7SN
Local authority: Dorset

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources