Community school · Essex

Blackmore Primary School

4–11Ages
166Pupils
PrimaryPhase
114929URN

Nine Ashes Road, Blackmore, Ingatestone, CM4 0QR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected May 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.0per place

0.6 above Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

74 applications for 25 places · 84th of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

55%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 12 May 2026Published 6 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing			Expected standard
Early years		Strong standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

12 May 2026
Report card · 2 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard
22 June 2022
Graded inspection: Good
10 June 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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

3.0applications per place, Reception

0.6 above Essex median (2.4) 0.8 above England median (2.2)

74 applications · 25 places offered · 28 named it first

2026 3.0; Essex median median 2.4
2025 2.3; Essex median median 2.4
2024 3.0; Essex median median 2.4
2023 2.7; Essex median median 2.4
2022 2.4; Essex median median 2.4
2021 2.4; Essex median median 2.3
2020 3.1; Essex median median 2.4
2019 3.2; Essex median median 2.5
2018 3.2; Essex median median 2.5
2017 3.0; Essex median median 2.6
2016 3.4; Essex median median 2.8
2015 3.1; Essex median median 2.7
2014 3.2; Essex median median 2.8

This school
Essex 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	25	74	3.0	28	1.12
Sep 2025	25	58	2.3	24	0.96
Sep 2024	26	79	3.0	27	1.04
Sep 2023	21	57	2.7	20	0.95
Sep 2022	25	59	2.4	29	1.16
Sep 2021	25	59	2.4	30	1.20
Sep 2020	25	77	3.1	26	1.04
Sep 2019	25	81	3.2	28	1.12
Sep 2018	24	76	3.2	24	1.00
Sep 2017	25	74	3.0	24	0.96
Sep 2016	25	85	3.4	32	1.28
Sep 2015	25	77	3.1	29	1.16
Sep 2014	18	57	3.2	17	0.94

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 73% · Maths 73% → all three 55% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard55%279th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard32%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth23%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard73%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard23%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Essex median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	55%	18%	105	105
2023/24	68%	5%	108	106
2022/23	52%	16%	101	103

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

Blackmore Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

3.0applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Doddinghurst Infant School
3.4 km · Essex

Good2022

2.1applications per place
Doddinghurst Church of England Junior School
3.4 km · Essex

Good2023

53%met the SATs standard
High Ongar Primary School
4.1 km · Essex

Good2023

2.5applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Kelvedon Hatch Community Primary School
4.3 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.5applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Highwood Primary School
4.4 km · Essex

Good2022

3.4applications per place 25%met the SATs standard
Ingatestone Infant School
4.9 km · Essex

Good2023

2.0applications per place
Ingatestone and Fryerning Church of England Junior School
5.0 km · Essex

Not yet inspected

71%met the SATs standard
Mountnessing Church of England Primary School
5.2 km · Essex

Remains Good2022

4.6applications per place 81%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 114929 · 881/2640
Capacity: 175 pupils · 166 on roll
Free school meals: 10.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Nine Ashes Road, Blackmore, Ingatestone, CM4 0QR
Local authority: Essex · Brentwood

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