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Bligh Primary School (Infants)

Primary · Rochester · ME2 2XJ

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No graded inspection outcome is available for this school under either the current or the previous framework. This is common for recently opened or converted schools.

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At a glance

303 pupils · 100% of 270 capacity

School type
Academy converter
Age range
2–7
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
26% of pupils
English as additional language
17.5% of pupils
SEN support
13.3% of pupils
EHC plan
1.9% of pupils
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.blighprimaryschool.co.uk
URN
144915

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.93 first-choice applications per place

74 places offered · 69 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE. A ratio above 1.00 means more families named this school first choice than there were places.

Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
5.4%
England 6.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
15.1%
England 18.1%

Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
23.5
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

77% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 8% moved to another state school · 15% left the state-funded sector

School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Inspection history since 2015

Ofsted management information. Ungraded and monitoring visits do not award a new grade. How the two inspection systems work.

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