Bligh Primary School (Juniors) | Primary in Rochester, Medway | Ofsted & DfE

56%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

355

Pupils · 2024/25

16%

EAL · 2024/25

16%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

56%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

355

Pupils · 2024/25

16%

EAL · 2024/25

16%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

56%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

355

Pupils · 2024/25

16%

EAL · 2024/25

16%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 21/06/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityMedway

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio18.2:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Bligh Primary School (Juniors) · Primary · Medway

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2018/19

RWM expected standard

56%

-8pp

64%56%47%

'19'23'24'25

'25 · 56%

RWM higher standard

+3pp

7%4%1%

'19'23'24'25

'25 · 4%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

71%

Reading higher standard

26%

Writing expected standard

70%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

64%

Maths higher standard

24%

Science expected standard

90%

SPAG expected standard

64%

SPAG higher standard

22%

Reading scaled score

104.0

Maths scaled score

104.0

GPS scaled score

104.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

355

Pupil : teacher ratio

18.2

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

16%

FSM eligible

40%

SEN

22%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

16%

Contact

Address

Bligh Way, Strood, Rochester, ME2 2XJ

Local authority

Medway

Website

www.blighprimaryschool.co.uk

Telephone

01634336220

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	56%	4%	71%	26%	70%	4%	64%	24%	90%	64%	104.0	104.0	104.0	—	—	—	22%	355
2023/24	64%	1%	72%	28%	69%	1%	75%	24%	85%	64%	104.0	104.0	104.0	—	—	—	24%	354
2022/23	58%	2%	72%	38%	68%	8%	65%	18%	72%	55%	105.0	103.0	103.0	-1.10	-3.20	-2.30	24%	328
2018/19	47%	7%	58%	12%	88%	23%	61%	7%	86%	67%	100.0	101.0	105.0	-5.10	-0.20	-5.10	20%	236

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	355	19.4	22%	16%	40%	6%	16%
2023/24	354	20.5	24%	14%	37%	6%	20%
2022/23	328	20.4	24%	13%	37%	6%	19%
2021/22	295	19.7	20%	12%	34%	7%	20%
2020/21	272	—	18%	10%	32%	—	—
2018/19	236	—	20%	14%	26%	4%	10%
2017/18	—	24.5	—	—	—	5%	13%