Bledlow Ridge School
Church Lane, Bledlow Ridge, High Wycombe, HP14 4AZOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Bledlow Ridge School is a primary school in High Wycombe for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 268 schools in Buckinghamshire. It ranks 10th of 34 primary schools in High Wycombe. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in November 2023.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 21 November 2023, report published 15 January 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 21 November 2023
This is a happy village school where everyone is welcomed and made to feel part of the community. Relationships are warm and nurturing. Pupils know that staff care about them and are always there to listen and support them if they are worried about something. The school's values, such as curiosity, empathy and respect, are lived out daily. Pupils describe how these values help them to make the right choices and to be kind and caring to others. They also learn that to achieve success they need to be resilient when they encounter new challenges. Pupils make the most of all that the school has to offer. From 'hedgehog club' to sporting clubs, there is something for everyone. Pupils benefit from extensive opportunities to make music, and all pupils from Year 1 learn to play a musical instrument. Enrichment weeks offer pupils inspiring and memorable learning experiences. Staff have high expectations and enable pupils to build the 'foundations for a love of learning' successfully. Most pupils achieve well and enjoy learning. Their performance in the end of key stage 2 national assessments is consistently strong. Pupils leave the school well prepared and confident to embrace the challenges of secondary education.
What the school should improve
- In a small number of classes, staff do not consistently identify and address pupils' misconceptions or weaknesses in their learning. This risks errors and misconceptions becoming embedded and hinders pupils' learning. The school needs to ensure that assessment processes are fully effective so that errors, gaps and misconceptions in pupils' learning are systematically addressed.
- Not all staff adapt learning well enough to meet pupils' needs, particularly for pupils who have barriers to their learning. As a result, some pupils do not always achieve as well as they could. The school needs to ensure that staff have the knowledge they need to adapt learning more consistently and effectively to meet pupils' needs.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
23 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
177 pupils on roll, with places for 189
Schools near Bledlow Ridge School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radnage Church of England Primary School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | 75% met the expected standard |
| St John's Church of England Primary School, Lacey Green | 2 miles | Report card: Strong standard | 80% met the expected standard |
| Stokenchurch Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good | 55% met the expected standard |
| Naphill and Walters Ash School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 67% met the expected standard |
| West Wycombe School | 3 miles | Report card: Needs attention to expected 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 Natasha Harrison
- Phone
- 01494481253
- Address
- Church Lane, Bledlow Ridge, High Wycombe, HP14 4AZ
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- URN
- 110209
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.