Blackmore Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Ingatestone, Essex
Blackmore Primary School is a primary school in Ingatestone, Essex for ages 4–11 (community school).
Key facts
- Address
- Nine Ashes Road, Blackmore, Ingatestone, CM4 0QR
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 166 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 10.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 12 May 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils feel included and valued as part of a caring and cohesive school community.”
- “This is underpinned by the positive relationships between staff and pupils.”
- “Pupils describe staff as kind, approachable and supportive.”
To improve
- “Occasionally, some staff do not check pupils' understanding and address misconceptions quickly enough.”
- “There is therefore some variability in how well teachers use assessment to adjust the curriculum and their teaching.”
- “However, pupils' understanding of these concepts is not consistently well embedded, with some pupils struggling to articulate these ideas with clarity or depth.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 July 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 55% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 28 first-preference applications, 25 offers in total, 22 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Essex.
- Doddinghurst Infant School 2.1 mi Good
- Doddinghurst Church of England Junior School 2.1 mi Good
- High Ongar Primary School 2.5 mi Good
- Kelvedon Hatch Community Primary School 2.7 mi Not judged
- Highwood Primary School 2.8 mi Good
- Ingatestone Infant School 3.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- Ingatestone and Fryerning Church of England Junior School 3.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Mountnessing Church of England Primary School 3.3 mi School remains Good