Blockley Church of England Primary School

Academy converter·Primary school Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire·GL56 9BY
Composite score
60.9
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#3,672
National rank
#326
In South West
#58
In Gloucestershire
Top 25%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
74%
% achieving higher RWM
11%
Reading average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
107.0
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
68%
28 first choices, 20 places
First choices per place
1.40
more first choices than places
Applications naming the school
47
any preference, for 20 places
Last place offered lived
4.05 mi
straight line, 2026 intake · 6518 m
Applications from another council area
4%
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.45
00.511.52
1 per place
0.9520221.1520230.9520240.9520251.402026

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

The cut-off distance is how far the last child offered a place lived, not a catchment boundary: it moves every year with the number of applicants. Published by the council in its 2026 allocation figures, and checked against that document before we show it.

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

School profile

Age range
5–11
Pupils on roll
144
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
13.2%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
1.4%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
17.4%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
3.5%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
3.2%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
3.2%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
21.8
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,931
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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Location

Blockley Church of England Primary School at a glance

Located in Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire, Blockley Church of England Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Church of England religious character. The school educates roughly 144 pupils aged 5 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 74% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — 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, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 25% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 108 in reading and 107 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 11% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Competition for places is real here - 68% of first-choice applicants were offered a Reception place for September 2026 (28 first choices for 20 places). The council's own allocation figures show the last child offered a place for 2026 lived 4.05 miles away in a straight line — that distance is not a fixed catchment and moves each year. Overall pupil absence was 3.2%. There are about 21.8 pupils per teacher. 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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