Church Lane, Bledlow Ridge, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire HP14 4AZ
10 reasons to choose Bledlow Ridge School
Top line
Bledlow Ridge School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 69. It is one of the best state primary schools in High Wycombe and one of the 4 best independent or state primaries within 5 miles.
School fundamentals
Bledlow Ridge School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is a community school. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2023) inspection. Reception places are usually oversubscribed every year, on first preference.
Average class size
Bledlow Ridge School has one class per year, and an average class size of 26 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Bledlow Ridge School ranks in the top 18% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 38% of schools.
The Bledlow Ridge School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French. English, maths and science are taught separately, but foundation subjects, such as geography and history, are taught as half-termly ‘Project Based Learning’ topics with cross-curricular links to other subjects. Primary Science Quality Mark GILT Award. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and a residential trip for Year 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Bledlow Ridge School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Bledlow Ridge School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
School hours are from 8.30am to 3.00pm though after school clubs may extend the day.
Find another school near Bledlow Ridge School
Godstowe School (5.9 miles); Crown House School (6.4 miles); Griffin House School (6.9 miles).
St John’s Church of England Primary School, Lacey Green (3.6 miles); The Downley School (4.7 miles); Chepping View Primary Academy (5.9 miles).
Wycombe Abbey School (5.6 miles); Pipers Corner School (7.9 miles).
John Hampden Grammar School (6 miles); The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe (6.1 miles); Wycombe High School (6.1 miles).