Community school · Buckinghamshire

Bledlow Ridge School

4–11Ages
177Pupils
PrimaryPhase
110209URN

Church Lane, Bledlow Ridge, High Wycombe, HP14 4AZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.9per place

0.5 above Buckinghamshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

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79 applications for 27 places · 27th of 132 in Buckinghamshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

70%met the expected standard

Buckinghamshire 68% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 21 November 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.9applications per place, Reception

0.5 above Buckinghamshire median (2.5) 0.7 above England median (2.2)

79 applications · 27 places offered · 30 named it first

2026 2.9; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2025 2.9; Buckinghamshire median median 2.4
2024 2.8; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2023 3.2; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2022 2.7; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2021 3.1; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2020 3.5; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2019 3.6; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2018 3.1; Buckinghamshire median median 2.7
2017 2.7; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2016 3.1; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2015 2.9; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2014 3.3; Buckinghamshire median median 2.4

More applications per place than the Buckinghamshire median in 13 of 13 years.

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Buckinghamshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	27	79	2.9	30	1.11
Sep 2025	27	78	2.9	32	1.19
Sep 2024	26	72	2.8	28	1.08
Sep 2023	24	77	3.2	33	1.38
Sep 2022	21	57	2.7	19	0.90
Sep 2021	24	74	3.1	36	1.50
Sep 2020	24	85	3.5	32	1.33
Sep 2019	24	87	3.6	29	1.21
Sep 2018	23	72	3.1	26	1.13
Sep 2017	24	65	2.7	24	1.00
Sep 2016	20	61	3.1	19	0.95
Sep 2015	20	58	2.9	27	1.35
Sep 2014	20	65	3.3	30	1.50

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 78% · Writing 70% · Maths 78% → all three 70% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard70%59th of 139 in Buckinghamshire

Buckinghamshire 68% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard78%

Buckinghamshire 82% England 78%

Higher standard48%

Buckinghamshire 43% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard70%

Buckinghamshire 76% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Buckinghamshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Buckinghamshire 78% England 77%

Higher standard35%

Buckinghamshire 32% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

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Buckinghamshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	70%	13%	107	106
2023/24	74%	19%	109	107
2022/23	74%	30%	109	106

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Bledlow Ridge SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.9applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Radnage Church of England Primary School
1.6 km · Buckinghamshire

Standards maintained2024

2.9applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
St John's Church of England Primary School, Lacey Green
3.5 km · Buckinghamshire

2026

2.5applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Stokenchurch Primary School
3.7 km · Buckinghamshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.4applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Naphill and Walters Ash School
4.0 km · Buckinghamshire

Good2023

2.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
West Wycombe School
4.2 km · Buckinghamshire

2026

2.7applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Speen CofE VA School
4.6 km · Buckinghamshire

Standards maintained2024

2.2applications per place
Cadmore End CofE School
5.2 km · Buckinghamshire

Good2024

4.7applications per place 17%met the SATs standard
The Downley School
5.4 km · Buckinghamshire

Special measures Inadequate2022

2.0applications per place 71%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 110209 · 825/2008
Capacity: 189 pupils · 177 on roll
Free school meals: 5.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Church Lane, Bledlow Ridge, High Wycombe, HP14 4AZ
Local authority: Buckinghamshire

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources