Bligh Primary School (Juniors)
Ofsted: Good
Score
D45
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Location
- Rochester, ME2 2XJ
- Distance
- 0.0km away
Bligh Primary School (Infants)
Bligh Way, Strood, Rochester, ME2 2XJ
Local ranking58th of 73 primary schools in Medway
Ofsted: Strong
Primary
Phase
270
Capacity
2-7
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 4 March 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership & management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 309
- Boys
- 147 (48%)
- Girls
- 162 (52%)
- Capacity
- 270 (114% full)
- SEND
- 15.2%
- FSM Eligible
- 28.0%
- EAL
- 17.5%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.9%
- SEN Support
- 13.3%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 21.6:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 13.0
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 6.2% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 14.7% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 56.1%
- White Other: 15.0%
- Black African: 8.8%
- Black Other: 5.8%
- Asian Indian: 3.5%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.9%
- Mixed Other: 1.9%
- Other: 1.9%
56.1%
White British
15.0%
White Other
8.8%
Black African
Historical Trends
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 144915
- UKPRN
- 10065035
- Establishment No.
- 2537
- Trust
- MARITIME ACADEMY TRUST
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