Category: Sports News

TBS Netballers are U14 North Dorset Champions

Earlier this month our Year 9 netball team played in the U14 North Dorset Netball tournament at Sherborne Girls school. They faced 6 other schools in a round robin competition. Throughout the tournament the girls played exceptional netball showing outstanding levels of effort, determination and skill. What really shone through the most was the support…
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A Level and Level 3 Vocational Qualification results Thursday 17th August 2023

The Blandford School year 13 students are celebrating after receiving their A Level and Level 3 Vocational results this year. Sally Wilson, Headteacher said: ‘I am incredibly proud of this year group who had their GCSE years disrupted by the pandemic and lockdowns, to see them succeed despite these challenges is fabulous. Students and staff…
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‘100K in a Day’ Jurassic Coast Challenge!

Following on from last year’s 3 Peaks Challenge, 11 staff members from The Blandford School are this year taking on a “100K in a Day” challenge this weekend in aid of the Friends of Blandford Hospital. The charity is committed to supporting Blandford Community Hospital in delivering excellent standards of treatment and care, and assisting…
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OFSTED Report Positive Progress

Ofsted Report Positive Progress   On 2nd February 2023 OFSTED carried out a monitoring inspection to evaluate progress since the last graded inspection in November 2021.   The inspector met with the headteacher, governors, including the Chair; consultants working with the school and several staff and students. She has now issued her findings in a short…
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DORSET SCHOOL ADMISSION ARRANGEMENTS CONSULTATION – 2024/2025

Dorset are running the annual consultation on the School Admission Arrangements for 2024/2025 with effect from Monday 7th November 2022 to Sunday 18th December 2022.   Details of the consultation will be available to view at 2024 to 2025 school admission policies – Dorset Council   Responses must be submitted either in writing to School…
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URGENT HEALTH & SAFETY REMINDER

All visitors to our site are reminded that there is a one way system operational in the car park we share with Blandford Leisure Centre.  The one way system is required to ensure safe access for the numerous buses which need to enter our site. Please can we ask that you help us maintain the…
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Meet the Tutor

Please find the presentations from our recent Meet the Tutor evening below : https://blandfordschool.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Meet-tutor-eve-2022.mp4 https://blandfordschool.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/HYB-Meet-the-Tutor-Pres.mp4https://blandfordschool.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/WMS-Meet-the-Tutor-Pres.mp4

02/11/2023 – The Blandford School is open.

26 April, 2024

SCHOOL CLOSURE INFORMATION

Updated 17/02/2022

Dear Parent/Carer

On the advice of Dorset Council, due to storm Eunice all schools in Dorset have been advised to close due to the Red Weather Warning in place for Dorset from the Met Office.  Therefore, The Blandford School will be closed in line with this advice on Friday, 18 February and no school transport will be running throughout Dorset.  School will reopen on Monday, 28 February 2022.

 

For Friday, 18 February work will be set for students by teachers on TEAMS.

 

We hope you all have an enjoyable half term and look forward to seeing students again on Monday, 28 February 2022.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Duncan Smith

Deputy Headteacher

26 April, 2024

 

 

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