Bledington Primary School
Old Burford Road, Bledington, Chipping Norton, OX7 6US
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Jill Kewley
- Constituency
- North Cotswolds
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 103
- Pupils on roll
- 81
- URN
- 115505
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01608658388
About this school
Bledington Primary School is a community primary school in Chipping Norton. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 81 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
- Good
- 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 | 10 | 7 | 9 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 71% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 0% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% | 86% | 89% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 100% | 57% | 89% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 114.0 | 105.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +7.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.50 | - | - |
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 Bledington 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 | 70% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 76 |
| 2023/24 | 80 |
| 2024/25 | 78 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bledington Primary School compares
Bledington Primary School ranked 141st of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 4.1% | 6.4% | 81 | — |
| Kingham Primary School | 90% | 4.2% | 5.3% | 238 | 1.4 miles |
| Wychwood Church of England Primary School | 53% | 4.7% | 9.3% | 286 | 3.2 miles |
| Stow-on-the-Wold Primary School | 44% | 5.9% | 14.1% | 91 | 3.8 miles |
| The Rissington School | 79% | 4.1% | 8.6% | 256 | 4.4 miles |
| St Mary's Church of England (Aided) Primary School, Chipping Norton | 37% | 4.4% | 34.3% | 190 | 4.8 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)
- 6.41%
- English as an additional language
- 1.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.11%
- Persistent absence
- 7.14%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Kingham Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Kingham
-
Wychwood Church of England Primary School3.2 miles
Primary · Chipping Norton
-
Stow-on-the-Wold Primary School3.8 miles
Primary · Cheltenham
-
The Rissington School4.4 miles
Primary · Cheltenham
-
St Mary's Church of England (Aided) Primary School, Chipping Norton4.8 miles
Primary · Chipping Norton
Other schools in Chipping Norton
Bledington Primary School ranks 7th of the 9 ranked primary schools in Chipping Norton.
- Chadlington Church of England Primary School Primary
- Enstone Primary School Primary
- Finstock Church of England Primary School Primary
- Great Rollright Church of England (Aided) Primary School Primary
- Great Tew County Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity Catholic School, Chipping Norton Primary
- Middle Barton Primary School Primary
- St Mary's Church of England (Aided) Primary School, Chipping Norton Primary
- Wychwood Church of England Primary School Primary
- The ACE Centre Nursery School Nursery
- Chipping Norton School Secondary
- Kingham Hill School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Bledington Primary School teach?
- Bledington Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Chipping Norton.
- Who is the headteacher of Bledington Primary School?
- The headteacher of Bledington Primary School is Ms Jill Kewley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Bledington Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bledington 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 Bledington Primary School?
- Bledington Primary School has 81 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Bledington Primary School full?
- Bledington Primary School has capacity for 103 pupils and 81 on roll (79%), 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 Bledington Primary School a faith school?
- No. Bledington Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Bledington Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Bledington Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Bledington Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 70% in 2022/23 and 56% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bledington Primary School rank locally?
- Bledington Primary School ranked 141st of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bledington Primary School's absence rate?
- Bledington Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bledington Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bledington 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.