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Blackmore Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school
Nine Ashes Road, Blackmore, Ingatestone CM4 0QR · blackmore.essex.sch.uk · 01277 821528
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- May 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 55%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Essex 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 3.15 mi
- 5.06 km · Reception, September 2025 entry · Essex Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 166
- 95% of 175 places
- Local authority
- Essex
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 10.8%
- First language not English
- 1.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2025, the last place offered on distance went to a home 3.15 mi (5.06 km) from the school. Source: Essex Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 28 families put the school first and 25 places were offered; 79% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 25 | 28 | 1.1▲ | 79% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 92% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 26 | 27 | 1▲ | 85% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 25 | 29 | 1.2▲ | 86% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 3.15 mi5.06 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 55% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 18% the higher standard. Across Essex it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼55% | 62% | ||
| ▲18% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Blackmore Primary School on 12 May 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Early years: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 12 May 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jun 2022Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Jun 2021Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Feb 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Requires improvement Mar 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (47 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 47
- 28% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 81% who raised concerns
based on the 26% who had a child bullied