Bledlow Ridge School

BuckinghamshireCommunity school

Church Lane, Bledlow Ridge, High Wycombe, HP14 4AZ

Headteacher: Mrs Natasha HarrisonSchool website ↗Pupils: 181 (capacity: 189)
Ofsted Good
Inspected November 2023
Oversubscribed
72% of first-choice applicants offered a place
70%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected November 2023
72%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 21 November 2023Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Quality of Teaching
Good
Behaviour in School
Good
Pupils' Wider Development
Outstanding
School Leadership
Good

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
70.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
13.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 78%·Writing 70%·Maths 78%All three 70%
Reading
Expected78%
Exceeding48%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected70%
Exceeding13%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected78%
Exceeding35%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
27
How many families wanted this school first?
32
How many got their first choice?
23of 32 (71.9%)
How many applied in total?
78

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
13.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
0.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
26.0%
Boys and girls
46%girls·54%boys
84 girls, 97 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 86% (2018/19), currently 70%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1668.0%9.0%+4.8-4.1+2.3
2016/1756.0%6.0%+1.6-0.2-0.6
2017/1881.0%24.0%+2.6-0.5-0.1
2018/1986.0%27.0%+3.7+0.20.0
2022/2374.0%30.0%+2.4+3.80.0
2023/2474.0%19.0%---
2024/2570.0%13.0%---