Blackmore Primary School
Nine Ashes Road, Blackmore, Ingatestone, CM4 0QR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Andrea Farrant
- Constituency
- Brentwood and Ongar
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 175
- Pupils on roll
- 166
- URN
- 114929
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01277821528
About this school
Blackmore Primary School is a community primary school in Ingatestone. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 166 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Blackmore Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Outstanding
- 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 | 25 | 19 | 22 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 68% | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 16% | 5% | 18% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 95% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 56% | 89% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 52% | 68% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 108.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.30 | - | - |
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 Blackmore Primary 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 | Essex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 52% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 55% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 169 |
| 2023/24 | 165 |
| 2024/25 | 166 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Blackmore Primary School compares
Blackmore Primary School ranked 280th of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55% | 4.7% | 13.3% | 166 | — |
| Doddinghurst Infant School | — | 6% | 10.1% | 177 | 2.1 miles |
| Doddinghurst Church of England Junior School | 53% | 6.3% | 16.8% | 223 | 2.1 miles |
| High Ongar Primary School | 56% | 7.3% | 16.2% | 111 | 2.5 miles |
| Kelvedon Hatch Community Primary School | 60% | 6.6% | 21% | 147 | 2.7 miles |
| Highwood Primary School | 25% | 9% | 26.8% | 66 | 2.8 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.
Inspection history
- 22 June 2022
-
Ungraded inspection report10 June 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 13.25%
- English as an additional language
- 2.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.71%
- Persistent absence
- 13.1%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Doddinghurst Infant School2.1 miles
Primary · Brentwood
-
Doddinghurst Church of England Junior School2.1 miles
Primary · Brentwood
-
High Ongar Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Ongar
-
Kelvedon Hatch Community Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Brentwood
-
Highwood Primary School2.8 miles
Primary · Chelmsford
Other schools in Ingatestone
Common questions
- What ages does Blackmore Primary School teach?
- Blackmore Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Ingatestone.
- Who is the headteacher of Blackmore Primary School?
- The headteacher of Blackmore Primary School is Mrs Andrea Farrant, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Blackmore Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Blackmore Primary 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 many pupils are at Blackmore Primary School?
- Blackmore Primary School has 166 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Blackmore Primary School full?
- Blackmore Primary School has capacity for 175 pupils and 166 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Blackmore Primary School a faith school?
- No. Blackmore Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Blackmore Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Blackmore Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Blackmore Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 52% in 2022/23 and 55% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Blackmore Primary School compare with other schools in Essex?
- Blackmore Primary School ranked 280th of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Blackmore Primary School's absence rate?
- Blackmore Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Blackmore Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Blackmore Primary 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 30 June 2026.