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Bledington Primary School

Community school · Chipping Norton · OX7 6US

Ages 4–11 · 81 pupils · Gloucestershire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

70%

Overall absence

4.6%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-07-03

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
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)70%
Higher standard (RWM)10%
Avg scaled score — reading
114.0
Avg scaled score — maths
108.0
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 absence4.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)11.3%
Unauthorised1.2%
Authorised absence
3.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
71

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 fill79%

81 pupils · 103 places

Pupils on roll
81
Boys / girls
40 / 41
School capacity
103
Capacity fill
81 / 103 (79%)
Free school meals
9.9%
FSM pupils
8
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
Ms Jill Kewley

Location

Address
Old Burford Road, Bledington
Postcode
OX7 6US
Town
Chipping Norton
County
Oxfordshire
Local authority
Gloucestershire
District
Cotswold
Constituency
North Cotswolds
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 Chipping Norton, Gloucestershire, 81 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 9.9%.

Open schools in Chipping Norton
14
Primary schools in Chipping Norton
10
Academies among open schools in Chipping Norton
29% (4)
Open schools in OX7
17
Primary in OX7
12
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 Chipping NortonNear OX7

  • Kingham Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Kingham · OX7 6YD · Oxfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS273%
    • Absence3.7%
    • FSM4.1%

    1.4 miles away

  • Kingham Hill School

    Other independent school

    Chipping Norton · OX7 6TH · Oxfordshire

    Ages 11–18

    • Att838.1
    • EM5+0%

    2.5 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Ms Jill Kewley
Telephone
01608658388
Website
www.bledington.gloucs.sch.uk

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