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Bligh Primary School (Infants)

Medway, ME2 2XJPrimaryAges 2–7MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
5 Good
Mar 2025
KS2 Results
No data
First choices / offers
0.9×
First choices did not exceed offers made
69 1st-choice / 74 offers made
Ranking
Not ranked

About Bligh Primary School (Infants)

Bligh Primary School (Infants) is a state-funded primary school in Medway, South East, for pupils aged 2 to 7 for boys and girls. DfE data records 303 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 270.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (4 Mar 2025). admissions data records 69 first-preference applications and 74 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.

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Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range2 to 7 years
GenderMixed
AddressBligh Way, Strood, Rochester, Medway, ME2 2XJ
HeadteacherMr Christian Markham
Local AuthorityMedway
Number of Pupils303
Free School Meals (FSM)28.1%
School Capacity303 / 270 (112% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

4 Mar 2025
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Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Outstanding

State-funded school inspections stopped receiving a single overall grade from September 2024. Renewed inspections from November 2025 use report cards with separate five-point grades that are not directly comparable with the old scale.

Source: Ofsted, 3 Apr 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

AutismMental HealthSpeech & LanguagePhysicalMulti-Sensory

Source: Department for Education. Confirm current provision with the school's SENCO.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:35 – 15:30

Breakfast club

07:30-08:35

After-school care

15:30-18:00

Source: blighprimaryschool.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Bligh Primary School (Infants)

Bligh Primary School (Infants) has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This is the overall judgement recorded under the inspection framework in use on the inspection date. Read the report and date before comparing it with newer inspections.