Bligh Primary School (Infants)
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Good Mar 4 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 2 - 7 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Medway
- Unique reference
- 144915
- Address
- Bligh Way, Strood, ME2 2XJ
- Website
- www.blighprimaryschool.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 309 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.6%
- Girls
- 52.4%
- First language not English
- 17.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 25.2%
- Persistent absence
- 17.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.3%
White British 47.2%
Unclassified 15.9%
Other White 12.6%
African 7.4%
Other Black 4.9%
Mixed 3.8%
Indian 2.9%
Other 1.6%
Caribbean 1.3%
Bangladeshi 1%
Other Asian 1%
Pakistani 0.3%
Admissions
Bligh Primary School (Infants)
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 72
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 69
- 2nd preference
- 39
- 3rd preference
- 24
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 69
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.8 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 27.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Early Years 2, Part-time | 8 3 5 |
| Early Years 2, Full-time | 1 1 0 |
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 8 3 5 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 7 3 4 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 19 9 10 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 16 6 10 |
| Reception, Part-time | 22 12 10 |
| Reception, Full-time | 67 31 36 |
| Year 1 | 77 41 36 |
| Year 2 | 84 38 46 |