The Bliss Charity School

Voluntary aided school·Primary school West Northamptonshire·NN7 3LE
Composite score
69.6
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#1,818
National rank
#119
In East Midlands
#17
In West Northamptonshire
Top 12%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
82%
% achieving higher RWM
14%
Reading average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
17 first choices, 18 places
First choices per place
0.94
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
41
any preference, for 18 places
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.02
00.511.5
1 per place
1.0020221.0320231.0020240.9720250.942026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put The Bliss Charity School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
182
Gender
Mixed

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
9.3%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
0.0%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
11.0%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
1.6%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.8%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
7.4%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
22.2
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,207
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About The Bliss Charity School

The Bliss Charity School is a primary school in West Northamptonshire, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school. Around 182 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 82% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 1.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 12% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 108 in reading and 108 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 14% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). The Bliss Charity School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 17 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 4.8%. There are about 22.2 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 9% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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