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Blakeney Primary School

Community school · Blakeney · GL15 4EB

Ages 4–11 · 75 pupils · Gloucestershire

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

KS2 expected (RWM)

67%

Overall absence

5.2%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2024-07-02

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective
Yes

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)67%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)10.5%
Unauthorised1.2%
Authorised absence
4.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
76

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill89%

75 pupils · 84 places

Pupils on roll
75
Boys / girls
36 / 39
School capacity
84
Capacity fill
75 / 84 (89%)
Free school meals
12%
FSM pupils
9
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
Federation
Blakeney, Pillowell and Walmore Hill Community Schools' Federation
Headteacher
Mrs Kirsty Evans

Location

Address
High Street
Postcode
GL15 4EB
Town
Blakeney
County
Gloucestershire
Local authority
Gloucestershire
District
Forest of Dean
Constituency
Forest of Dean
Urban/rural
Smaller rural: Further from 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 Blakeney, Gloucestershire, 75 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 12%.

Open schools in Blakeney
1
Primary schools in Blakeney
1
Academies among open schools in Blakeney
0% (0)
Open schools in GL15
12
Primary in GL15
11
Open schools in Gloucestershire LA
339
Primary in Gloucestershire LA
242

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 BlakeneyNear GL15

  • Yorkley Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Lydney · GL15 4RR · Gloucestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS238%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM13.0%

    2.0 miles away

  • Soudley School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Community school · Primary

    Cinderford · GL14 2UA · Gloucestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS230%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM18.2%

    2.4 miles away

  • Pillowell Community Primary School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Community school · Primary

    Lydney · GL15 4QT · Gloucestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS271%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM16.4%

    2.7 miles away

  • Severnbanks Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Lydney · GL15 5AU · Gloucestershire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS260%
    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM32.7%

    2.8 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Kirsty Evans
Telephone
01594510270
Website
www.bpwfederation.co.uk

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