Bletchingley Village Primary School

Bletchingley Village Primary School, part of Tandridge Learning Trust, was inspected in November 2024 under a new headteacher. The school is ambitious for all pupils, including a substantial SEND cohort and pupils in its specially resourced speech, language and communication provision. Pupils have positive attitudes, lessons are calm, behaviour is good, attendance has improved substantially, and safeguarding is effective. Early reading is a notable strength, and children get a strong start in the early years.

Strengths

• Early reading is taught precisely, with regular practice for weaker readers
• Early years provision is strong and prepares children well for the next stage
• Pupils behave well and lessons are calm and focused
• Attendance has improved substantially through strong family support
• Pupils have positive attitudes and persevere with their learning
• Personal development is effective, including online safety and cultural learning
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective
• Pupils with SEND are included well, including in the specialist speech and language provision
• Design and technology curriculum builds key ideas over time
• Staff are positive about professional development opportunities

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum sequencing does not address gaps in pupils' prior learning in some subjects
• Teachers do not consistently check that pupils understand the intended learning
• Mathematics tasks do not always build on what pupils already know and can do
• Some staff do not use available resources to support pupils' understanding of number
• Some pupils, including those with SEND, struggle to access mathematics work
• Middle leadership and shared practice development are inconsistent
• Curriculum delivery varies in quality across subjects
• Older pupils do not learn as well as they should
• Some subjects are not taught with enough precision

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 Bletchingley Village Primary School attended 92.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 18.7% 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, 3.2% of pupils at Bletchingley Village Primary 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 Bletchingley Village Primary School had 19.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 18.0% 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, 22.6% of pupils at Bletchingley Village Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 12.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has a SEN unit with 16 pupils.

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 2024–25 Bletchingley Village Primary School received £8,640 and spent £8,672 for each of its 247 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £175,000 (£710 per pupil).

Across all 7 schools of Tandridge Learning Trust, income was £7,249 and spending £7,427 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Redhill · Surrey local authority: places and applications

Bletchingley Village Primary School is part of Tandridge Learning Trust, which runs 7 schools. The nearest others:

• Woodlea Primary School Caterham
• Hurst Green Infant School Oxted
• Warlingham School Warlingham
• Hamsey Green Primary Warlingham
• Tatsfield Primary School Tatsfield
• Felbridge Primary School East Grinstead

What is Bletchingley Village Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Bletchingley Village Primary School is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in December 2024.

When was Bletchingley Village Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Bletchingley Village Primary School was last inspected in December 2024.

How many pupils does Bletchingley Village Primary School have?

Bletchingley Village Primary School has 230 pupils on roll.

What age range does Bletchingley Village Primary School cover?

Bletchingley Village Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Bletchingley Village Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 62% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Bletchingley Village Primary School?

Bletchingley Village Primary School is at Coneybury, Bletchingley, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 4PP.