Blakeney Primary School
High Street, Blakeney, GL15 4EB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kirsty Evans
- Federation
- Blakeney, Pillowell and Walmore Hill Community Schools' Federation
- Constituency
- Forest of Dean
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 84
- Pupils on roll
- 75
- URN
- 115502
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01594510270
About this school
Blakeney Primary School is a community primary school in Blakeney. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 75 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 18 | 13 | 12 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 54% | 17% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 69% | 50% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 77% | 25% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 54% | 33% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 100.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 97.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.60 | - | - |
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 Blakeney 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 | Gloucestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 67% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 17% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 101 |
| 2023/24 | 86 |
| 2024/25 | 84 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Blakeney Primary School compares
Blakeney Primary School ranked 207th of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 5% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 17% | 5.2% | 23.8% | 75 | — |
| Yorkley Primary School | 73% | 5.2% | 13.4% | 177 | 2.0 miles |
| Soudley School | 50% | 6.4% | 17.1% | 44 | 2.4 miles |
| Primrose Hill Church of England Primary Academy | 90% | 3.9% | 20% | 211 | 2.5 miles |
| Pillowell Community Primary School | 44% | 4.6% | 17.6% | 73 | 2.7 miles |
| Severnbanks Primary School | 68% | 4.8% | 37.6% | 251 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 23.81%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 5.19%
- Persistent absence
- 10.96%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Yorkley Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Lydney
-
Soudley School2.4 miles
Primary · Cinderford
-
Primrose Hill Church of England Primary Academy2.5 miles
Primary · Lydney
-
Pillowell Community Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Lydney
-
Severnbanks Primary School2.8 miles
Primary · Lydney
Common questions
- What year groups does Blakeney Primary School teach?
- Blakeney Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Blakeney.
- Who is the headteacher of Blakeney Primary School?
- The headteacher of Blakeney Primary School is Mrs Kirsty Evans, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Blakeney Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Blakeney 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 big is Blakeney Primary School?
- Blakeney Primary School has 75 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Blakeney Primary School full?
- Blakeney Primary School has capacity for 84 pupils and 75 on roll (89%), 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 Blakeney Primary School a faith school?
- No. Blakeney Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Blakeney Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Blakeney Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Blakeney Primary School?
- Blakeney Primary School is part of the Blakeney, Pillowell and Walmore Hill Community Schools' Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Blakeney Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 17% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Blakeney Primary School rank locally?
- Blakeney Primary School ranked 207th of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 5% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Blakeney Primary School's absence rate?
- Blakeney Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Blakeney Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Blakeney 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.