Blackmore Primary SchoolDoddinghurst Infant School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Blackmore Primary School and Doddinghurst Infant School are primary schools.

  • Blackmore Primary School scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Doddinghurst Infant School scores 67 out of 100 (grade C, average). Doddinghurst Infant School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Blackmore Primary School was judged the expected standard and Doddinghurst Infant School was judged Good.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Blackmore Primary School (52.0% in 2022-23, 55.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Blackmore Primary School versus Doddinghurst Infant School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure IngatestoneBlackmore Primary SchoolBrentwoodDoddinghurst Infant SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD54/100C67/100Stronger figure
Local ranking238th of 430 in Essex Stronger figure412th of 430 in Essex
InspectionOfsted: ExpectedOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-7
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll166 158
Capacity175 180
LocationIngatestone, CM4 0QR Brentwood, CM15 0NJ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard55.0% Not reported62.0%
At higher standard18.0% Not reported8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 Not reported106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 Not reported105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census166 158
Free school meals (ever 6)13.3% 10.1%
English as an additional language2.4% 1.3%
SEN support20.5% 4.4%
SEN with an EHC plan1.8% 3.8%
Attendance
Overall absence4.7% Stronger figure6.0% 6.2%
Persistent absence13.1% Stronger figure15.7% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Blackmore Primary School

Doddinghurst Infant School

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