Bledlow Ridge School

Bledlow Ridge School is performing well overall, achieving a 'Good' grade across most areas while excelling particularly in personal development, which has been rated 'Outstanding.' The school has undergone significant changes since its last inspection 13 years ago, when it was awarded an 'Outstanding' rating. The new leadership team has focused on strengthening the curriculum, which is now interesting, ambitious, and well-sequenced, benefiting pupils greatly. However, there are still areas of concern regarding the consistent adaptation of the curriculum to meet the needs of all pupils, particularly those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).

Strengths

• Strong relationships and a nurturing community environment.
• High expectations of behaviour and academic performance.
• Interesting, ambitious, and well-sequenced curriculum.
• Effective support for early years pupils transitioning into school.
• Exceptional range of extra-curricular clubs and enrichment activities.
• Successful new approach to teaching reading.
• High attendance rates and strong parental support.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistency in identifying and addressing pupils' misconceptions.
• Adaptive learning not always effectively meeting pupil needs.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Bledlow Ridge School attended 96.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.9% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.6% of pupils at Bledlow Ridge School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Bledlow Ridge School had 19.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 11.3% of pupils at Bledlow Ridge School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Bledlow Ridge School received £6,374 and spent £6,350 for each of its 177 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £68,000 (£385 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Bledlow Ridge School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Bledlow Ridge School is Good, from an inspection in January 2024.

When was Bledlow Ridge School last inspected by Ofsted?

Bledlow Ridge School was last inspected in January 2024.

How many pupils does Bledlow Ridge School have?

Bledlow Ridge School has 177 pupils on roll.

What age range does Bledlow Ridge School cover?

Bledlow Ridge School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Bledlow Ridge School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 70% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Bledlow Ridge School?

Bledlow Ridge School is at Church Lane, Bledlow Ridge, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP14 4AZ.