Community school · Gloucestershire

Bledington Primary School

4–11Ages
81Pupils
PrimaryPhase
115505URN

Old Burford Road, Bledington, Chipping Norton, OX7 6US · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.3per place

0.8 above Gloucestershire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Gloucestershire

33 applications for 10 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

56%met the expected standard

Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 3 July 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
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

3.3applications per place, Reception

0.8 above Gloucestershire median (2.5) 1.1 above England median (2.2)

33 applications · 10 places offered · 10 named it first

2026 3.3; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2025 3.6; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2024 4.0; Gloucestershire median median 2.6
2023 2.1; Gloucestershire median median 2.4
2022 3.6; Gloucestershire median median 2.3
2021 4.5; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2020 2.4; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2019 3.4; Gloucestershire median median 2.1
2018 2.9; Gloucestershire median median 2.3
2017 4.8; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2016 2.7; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2015 2.9; Gloucestershire median median 2.4
2014 4.2; Gloucestershire median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Gloucestershire median in 12 of 13 years.

This school
Gloucestershire 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	10	33	3.3	10	1.00
Sep 2025	11	39	3.6	10	0.91
Sep 2024	9	36	4.0	7	0.78
Sep 2023	14	29	2.1	11	0.79
Sep 2022	10	36	3.6	8	0.80
Sep 2021	6	27	4.5	5	0.83
Sep 2020	14	33	2.4	12	0.86
Sep 2019	9	31	3.4	10	1.11
Sep 2018	11	32	2.9	8	0.73
Sep 2017	5	24	4.8	5	1.00
Sep 2016	10	27	2.7	9	0.90
Sep 2015	14	40	2.9	14	1.00
Sep 2014	12	50	4.2	17	1.42

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 100% · Writing 67% · Maths 89% → all three 56% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard56%137th of 208 in Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard100%

Gloucestershire 80% England 78%

Higher standard44%

Gloucestershire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard67%

Gloucestershire 74% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Gloucestershire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard89%

Gloucestershire 77% England 77%

Higher standard33%

Gloucestershire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

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Gloucestershire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	56%	11%	110	105
2023/24	71%	0%	105	104
2022/23	70%	10%	114	108

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

Bledington Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

3.3applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Kingham Primary School
2.2 km · Oxfordshire

Good2024

2.5applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
Wychwood Church of England Primary School
5.2 km · Oxfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Stow-on-the-Wold Primary School
6.1 km · Gloucestershire

Good2024

2.0applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
The Rissington School
7.2 km · Gloucestershire

Good2023

1.4applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Church of England (Aided) Primary School, Chipping Norton
7.7 km · Oxfordshire

Good2024

1.8applications per place 37%met the SATs standard
Swell Church of England Primary School
7.9 km · Gloucestershire

2026

4.0applications per place
Bourton-on-the-Water Primary School
8.3 km · Gloucestershire

2026

1.4applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Chadlington Church of England Primary School
8.5 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2022

3.0applications per place 85%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: 115505 · 916/2045
Capacity: 103 pupils · 81 on roll
Free school meals: 9.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Old Burford Road, Bledington, Chipping Norton, OX7 6US
Local authority: Gloucestershire · Cotswold

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