Bledlow Ridge School
Church Lane, Bledlow Ridge, High Wycombe, HP14 4AZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Natasha Harrison
- Constituency
- Mid Buckinghamshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 189
- Pupils on roll
- 177
- URN
- 110209
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01494481253
About this school
Bledlow Ridge School is a community primary school in High Wycombe. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 177 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 23 | 27 | 23 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 74% | 74% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 30% | 19% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 87% | 81% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 78% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 74% | 74% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 109.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | 0.00 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Bledlow Ridge School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Buckinghamshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 74% | 59.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 74% | 61.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 172 |
| 2023/24 | 177 |
| 2024/25 | 181 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bledlow Ridge School compares
Bledlow Ridge School ranked 60th of 142 primary schools in Buckinghamshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 4% | 5% | 177 | — |
| Radnage Church of England Primary School | 75% | 7.2% | 7.1% | 83 | 1.0 miles |
| St John's Church of England Primary School, Lacey Green | 80% | 3.9% | 6.5% | 215 | 2.2 miles |
| Stokenchurch Primary School | 55% | 5.6% | 15.5% | 375 | 2.3 miles |
| Naphill and Walters Ash School | 67% | 4% | 8% | 259 | 2.4 miles |
| West Wycombe School | 68% | 8.4% | 28.6% | 154 | 2.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 4.97%
- English as an additional language
- 3.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.03%
- Persistent absence
- 6.88%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Radnage Church of England Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · High Wycombe
-
St John's Church of England Primary School, Lacey Green2.2 miles
Primary · Princes Risborough
-
Stokenchurch Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · High Wycombe
-
Naphill and Walters Ash School2.4 miles
Primary · High Wycombe
-
West Wycombe School2.6 miles
Primary · High Wycombe
Other schools in High Wycombe
Bledlow Ridge School ranks 12th of the 36 ranked primary schools in High Wycombe.
- Abbey View Primary Academy Primary
- Ash Hill Primary School Primary
- Ash Hill Primary School Primary
- Beechview Academy Primary
- Booker Hill Primary School & Nursery Primary
- Cadmore End CofE School Primary
- Carrington Infant School Primary
- Carrington Junior School Primary
- Castlefield School Primary
- Cedar Park School & Nursery Primary
- Chepping View Primary Academy Primary
- Great Kingshill Church of England Combined School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Bledlow Ridge School teach?
- Bledlow Ridge School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in High Wycombe.
- Who is the headteacher of Bledlow Ridge School?
- The headteacher of Bledlow Ridge School is Mrs Natasha Harrison, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Bledlow Ridge School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bledlow Ridge School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Bledlow Ridge School?
- Bledlow Ridge School has 177 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Bledlow Ridge School full?
- Bledlow Ridge School has capacity for 189 pupils and 177 on roll (94%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Bledlow Ridge School a faith school?
- No. Bledlow Ridge School has no designated religious character.
- Does Bledlow Ridge School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Bledlow Ridge School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Bledlow Ridge School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 74% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bledlow Ridge School rank locally?
- Bledlow Ridge School ranked 60th of 142 primary schools in Buckinghamshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bledlow Ridge School's absence rate?
- Bledlow Ridge School's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bledlow Ridge School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bledlow Ridge School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.