Blakeney Primary School
High Street, Blakeney, GL15 4EBOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Blakeney Primary School is a primary school in Blakeney for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 329 schools in Gloucestershire. It ranks 207th of 208 primary schools in Gloucestershire. Its latest Ofsted rating is Requires improvement, from an inspection in July 2024.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 2 July 2024, report published 9 September 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Requires improvement
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years provision
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 2 July 2024
Blakeney Primary School is a happy community where pupils and staff embrace the ethos of 'All different, All equal'. Pupils have warm trusting relationships with adults and feel safe in the school. The well-being ambassadors are proud to be role models. Pupils are keen to earn gems for demonstrating the school's values, such as tolerance. This culture of personal responsibility is understood by pupils. This means that the school is a calm place to learn. Despite this positive culture, the quality of education that pupils receive is not good. Leaders have set out the intention for an ambitious curriculum but, in some subjects, this is not implemented effectively. In these subjects, pupils are not able to recall their learning or make links to previous knowledge. At times pupils are not sufficiently challenged to learn as well as they could. In subjects which have higher expectations the quality of work produced by pupils is notably higher. The school seeks to be part of the wider community. For example, parents attend workshops about how to support their child with reading. Leaders recognise that parents are keen to hear more about changes at the school.
What the school should improve
- In some subject areas the key knowledge that pupils should learn has not been defined. As a result, the curriculum is not enabling pupils to gain knowledge and understanding effectively. The school should ensure that every subject has set out precisely what knowledge and skills pupils will gain.
- Assessment does not accurately identify pupils' current knowledge and understanding. Consequently, some pupils are not supported to address gaps and misconceptions, while others are not moved onto more challenging work swiftly enough. The school should ensure that assessment accurately checks pupils' current knowledge and understanding and that adaptations to the curriculum are made in response.
- In some subject areas the curriculum is not being delivered as intended. As a result, pupils are not equally benefiting from the improving curriculum. Leaders at all levels should ensure that they monitor the implementation and impact of the curriculum to secure rapid improvements for pupils.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
12 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
75 pupils on roll, with places for 84
Schools near Blakeney Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yorkley Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 73% met the expected standard |
| Soudley School | 2 miles | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard | 50% met the expected standard |
| Primrose Hill Church of England Primary Academy | 3 miles | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard | 90% met the expected standard |
| Pillowell Community Primary School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Requires improvement | 44% met the expected standard |
| Severnbanks Primary School | 3 miles | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard | 68% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Community school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kirsty Evans
- Phone
- 01594510270
- Address
- High Street, Blakeney, GL15 4EB
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- URN
- 115502
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.