Primary school in Blandford Forum, Dorset
Milborne St Andrew First School
Hopsfield, Milborne St Andrew, Blandford Forum, Dorset, DT11 0JE
Ofsted
Remained Good at its last ungraded inspection, on 4 May 2023.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 3 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 43
- Places
- 115
- How full
- 37% full — 43 of 115 places taken, so places are likely to be available
- Girls / boys
- 21 / 22
- Overall absence
- 7%
- Persistently absent
- 13%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 23%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- With an EHC plan
- 6%
- On SEN support
- 31%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Dorset 014A, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 30%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 18%
- Households owning their home
- 77%
- Households in social housing
- 11%
- Households with no car
- 6%
- Adults economically inactive
- 46%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 4–9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- WESSEX MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Rachael Brown
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Ward
- Puddletown & Lower Winterborne
- Constituency
- North Dorset
- URN
- 141796
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dunbury Church of England AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Good 2023 | 45% | 2.7 mi |
| Cheselbourne Village SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | — | 2.8 mi |
| Bere Regis Primary and PreschoolAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 45% | 3.4 mi |
| Puddletown Church of England First SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | — | 3.4 mi |
| Piddle Valley Church of England First SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | — | 5.8 mi |
| Bovington AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Good 2023 | 71% | 5.9 mi |
| Frome Valley CofE First SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | — | 5.9 mi |
| Blandford St Mary Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 67% | 7.1 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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