Blakeney Primary School, Blakeney
Blakeney Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Blakeney. It was rated Requires improvement at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in July 2024. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 207th-highest of the 209 schools in Gloucestershire with published results, and 14,353rd of 14,452 across England. It was 98% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement (2024)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Gloucestershire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Blakeney Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 50% of Year 6 pupils at Blakeney Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 25% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 75% in Gloucestershire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 69% in reading and 77% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Blakeney Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 10 families put Blakeney Primary School as their first choice and 17 named it as one of their preferences, for 11 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Blakeney Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Blakeney Primary School are Yorkley Primary School (2 miles, Good, 86% reading, 82% maths); Soudley School (2.4 miles, Requires improvement, 75% reading, 50% maths); Primrose Hill Church of England Primary Academy (2.5 miles, Good, 90% reading, 100% maths); and Pillowell Community Primary School (2.7 miles, Requires improvement, 78% reading, 67% maths).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than Blakeney Primary School.
Yorkley Primary SchoolSoudley SchoolPrimrose Hill Church of England Primary AcademyPillowell Community Primary School
Who goes there
12% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 0% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 20 pupils (26.7%) received SEN support and 2 (2.7%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a moderate learning difficulty.
Staffing
Blakeney Primary School had 6 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Dean Forest Railway, about 2.9 miles away in a straight line.
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Orchard Gate (opposite), 80 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Blakeney Primary School issued 1 suspension, 1.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Blakeney Primary School is a happy community where pupils and staff embrace the ethos of 'All different, All equal'. Pupils have warm trusting relationships with adults and feel safe in the school. The well-being ambassadors are proud to be role models. Pupils are keen to earn gems for demonstrating the school's values, such as tolerance. This culture of personal responsibility is understood by pupils. This means that the school is a calm place to learn.
Despite this positive culture, the quality of education that pupils receive is not good. Leaders have set out the intention for an ambitious curriculum but, in some subjects, this is not implemented effectively. In these subjects, pupils are not able to recall their learning or make links to previous knowledge. At times pupils are not sufficiently challenged to learn as well as they could. In subjects which have higher expectations the quality of work produced by pupils is notably higher.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
This school values reading. Leaders have made significant improvements to how the school supports pupils during the early stages of learning to read. Pupils from Reception onwards now follow a phonics scheme that increases their confidence and fluency with reading. Well trained adults effectively support pupils to catch up and keep up with their peers. The books pupils read are closely matched to the sounds they know. Adults read to all pupils regularly. Pupils enjoy a range of texts to develop both their vocabulary and their awareness of the world. Pupils are keen to share their favourite stories, poems and songs.
Pupils study a broad curriculum. Subject areas are beginning to set out the most important knowledge they want pupils to learn and remember. For example, the important principles of scientific experiments. When this is explicit and revisited pupils recall their learning confidently.
From Ofsted's July 2024 inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Requires Improvement at its July 2024 inspection.
Rated Good for
Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development.
Areas Ofsted flagged
Quality of education (Requires Improvement), Leadership & management (Requires Improvement), Early years (Requires Improvement).
At a Glance
12.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 69% to 50% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 77% to 25% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 54% to 42% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
29.0
Avg class size
1
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Blakeney Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Blakeney Primary School.
- Blakeney WACAt the school · Not yet graded
Term dates
Blakeney Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Gloucestershire. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Blakeney Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Blakeney Primary School is in Gloucestershire; for families living there:
Apply to Gloucestershire for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 6
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 5 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Gloucestershire is 5 (the median across 338 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
98%
Near capacity
82 pupils
84 places
2 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Blakeney
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Blakeney
Across Gloucestershire council
Places available
7,250
Applications
6,016
Got 1st preference
91.6%
Got preferred school
98.1%
All primary applications across Gloucestershire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(6)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
20
SEN Support
2
EHC Plans
29.3%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
75
Total Pupils
36
Boys
39
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
6
Teachers
12.5:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£56,078
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£7,148
Per pupil
£667k
Total funding
£24k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.2%
Overall absence
11.0%
Persistent absence
73
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Blakeney Primary School
What are SATs results like at Blakeney Primary School?
Of the pupils at Blakeney Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 50% reached the expected standard in reading and 25% did so in maths.
What is Blakeney Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Blakeney Primary School was rated Requires Improvement at its most recent Ofsted inspection in July 2024. At its previous graded inspection in 2014 it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Blakeney Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Blakeney Primary School is oversubscribed, Gloucestershire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Blakeney Primary School?
Blakeney Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 98% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Blakeney Primary School?
Classes at Blakeney Primary School average 29 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Blakeney Primary School?
Blakeney Primary School has around 75 pupils on roll. 12% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Blakeney Primary School?
5.2% of sessions were missed at Blakeney Primary School in 2024/25. 11% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Blakeney Primary School?
Apply through Gloucestershire's coordinated admissions process, naming Blakeney Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Blakeney Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Blakeney WAC (registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
What are Blakeney Primary School's term dates?
Blakeney Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Gloucestershire. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027).
How many road collisions happen near Blakeney Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 5 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Gloucestershire is 5 (the median across 338 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Blakeney Primary School?
Blakeney Primary School is at High Street, Blakeney, Gloucestershire, GL15 4EB.
Sources: Gloucestershire term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)