Academy converter · Primary
Blandford Forum · DT11 0TX · Dorset
Ages 4–11
Status: Open
0.8 miles away
OpenURN 116593
The Forum School
Other independent special school · Blandford Forum · DT11 0QS
Age range
Ages 7–19
Pupils
31
Local authority
Dorset
Age range
Ages 7–19
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
3 / 6
- NurseryNo Nursery Classes
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- BoardingBoarding school
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed other independent special school, Ages 7–19, in Blandford Forum, Dorset, 31 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, independent, special school.
Nearby schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
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Blandford Forum · DT11 8EL · Dorset
Ages 4–11
Status: Open
0.8 miles away
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Blandford Forum · DT11 8HN · Dorset
Ages 7–13
Status: Open
1.4 miles away
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Sturminster Newton · DT10 1BZ · Dorset
Ages 4–11
Status: Open
2.8 miles away
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Blandford Forum · DT11 0QA · Dorset
Ages 3–11
Status: Open
2.9 miles away
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Community special school
Sturminster Newton · DT10 1EW · Dorset
Ages 2–19
Status: Open
2.9 miles away
Overview
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Age range
- 7–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 116593
Location
- Address
- Shillingstone
- Postcode
- DT11 0QS
- Town
- Blandford Forum
- County
- Dorset
- Local authority
- Dorset
- District
- Dorset
- Constituency
- North Dorset
- Urban/rural
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 18 Jan 2024.
- Pupils on roll
- 31
- Boys / girls
- 26 / 5
- School capacity
- 66
- Capacity fill
- 31 / 66 (47%)
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Governance
- Independent
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Tracey Wilson
- Telephone
- 01258860295
Official links
Performance
Official school-level results from DfE school and college performance tables. Figures are not rankings — suppressed or unavailable values are omitted.