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Blackmore Primary School

Community school · Ingatestone · CM4 0QR

Ages 4–11 · 166 pupils · Essex

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Ofsted

Expected standard

KS2 expected (RWM)

68%

Overall absence

6.0%

Admissions demand

1.04 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Expected standard

Inspection date

2026-05-12

  • AchievementExpected standard
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
  • InclusionStrong standard
  • Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
  • Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Safeguarding standards: Met

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)68%
Higher standard (RWM)5%
Avg scaled score — reading
108.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
105.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)16.6%
Unauthorised1.8%
Authorised absence
4.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.7%
Enrolments in measure
145

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.04 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

27

Places offered

26

1st-preference offers

23

Total preferences (any rank)
79
Preferred offers (top 3)
26
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill95%

166 pupils · 175 places

Pupils on roll
166
Boys / girls
69 / 97
School capacity
175
Capacity fill
166 / 175 (95%)
Free school meals
10.8%
FSM pupils
18
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Andrea Farrant

Location

Address
Nine Ashes Road, Blackmore
Postcode
CM4 0QR
Town
Ingatestone
County
Essex
Local authority
Essex
District
Brentwood
Constituency
Brentwood and Ongar
Urban/rural
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Ingatestone, Essex, 166 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 10.8%.

Open schools in Ingatestone
6
Primary schools in Ingatestone
5
Academies among open schools in Ingatestone
67% (4)
Open schools in CM4
6
Primary in CM4
5
Open schools in Essex LA
612
Primary in Essex LA
444

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in IngatestoneNear CM4

  • Doddinghurst Infant School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Brentwood · CM15 0NJ · Essex

    Ages 4–7

    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM11.3%
    • Demand0.79

    2.1 miles away

  • High Ongar Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Ongar · CM5 9NB · Essex

    Ages 4–11

    • KS256%
    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM13.5%
    • Demand1.20

    2.5 miles away

  • Highwood Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Chelmsford · CM1 3QH · Essex

    Ages 4–11

    • Absence7.6%
    • FSM27.3%
    • Demand1.00

    2.8 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Andrea Farrant
Telephone
01277821528
Website
http://www.blackmore.essex.sch.uk

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