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Blakeney Primary School

Forest of Dean, GL15 4EBPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Requires Improvement
Jul 2024
KS2 Results
54%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
7 1st-choice / 8 places
Ranking
#9,723
of 13,686 nationally

About Blakeney Primary School

Blakeney Primary School was rated Requires Improvement in its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2024, a downgrade from its previous Good rating in 2014. The inspection found that the quality of education, early years provision, and leadership and management all require improvement, while behaviour and attitudes, and personal development, were judged to be Good. On the key academic metric for primary schools, the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined was 54 per cent. That is below the Gloucestershire local authority average of 59 per cent, placing the school in the bottom half of schools nationally for this measure. However, the picture is more mixed when you look at individual subjects: 77 per cent of pupils met the expected standard in maths, and 69 per cent in reading, while writing was lower at 54 per cent. The average scaled scores were 103 in maths and 104 in reading, both close to the national benchmark of 100.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressHigh Street, Blakeney, Forest of Dean, GL15 4EB
HeadteacherKirsty Evans
Local AuthorityGloucestershire
Number of Pupils84
Free School Meals (FSM)22.6%
School Capacity84 / 84 (100% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

2 Jul 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of Education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Requires improvement
Early Years Provision
Requires improvement

Source: Ofsted, 9 Sept 2024. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

9
Outdoor PlaygroundSports HallGymnasiumDining HallSensory RoomForest SchoolPlaying FieldsMusic RoomsChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

13

Sports

NetballFootballRoundersAthleticsTennisCricketGymnastics

Clubs & Activities

Art ClubBook ClubScience ClubFilm ClubEco ClubDrama

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

DyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

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Blakeney Primary School has been rated "Requires Improvement" by Ofsted. This means the school is not yet good, but inspectors believe it can improve with the right support and changes.