Blackmoor Park Infants' School

Previous inspections

• 22 September 2026School inspectionReport card
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Pupils

Pupils

359

Capacity

270

Girls / boys

48% / 52%

Free school meals

17%

Staff

Teachers (FTE)

9.9

Teaching assistants (FTE)

16.8

Leadership (FTE)

3

Part-time teachers

36%

School workforce census, 2025/26.

What is Blackmoor Park Infants' School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted inspected Blackmoor Park Infants' School on 22 September 2026 using a report card, which grades each area separately and gives no overall grade. The school met Ofsted's safeguarding standards. It was graded Expected standard for achievement, for curriculum and teaching, for inclusion, for leadership and governance, for personal development and wellbeing and for early years; Needs attention for attendance and behaviour.

Where do children go after Year 2 at Blackmoor Park Infants' School?

Blackmoor Park Infants' School is an infant school, so children move to a junior school for Year 3. Its partner junior school is Blackmoor Park Junior School, 370 m away. You apply for a Year 3 place through the council where you live by 15 January in Year 2, even for Blackmoor Park Junior School. Check its admission arrangements for any priority it gives children from its partner infant school.

Does living near Blackmoor Park Infants' School guarantee a place?

No. Distance only counts when Blackmoor Park Infants' School has more applicants than places. Then its admission criteria, set by its academy trust, decide who is offered a place first. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or a catchment area. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.

How many pupils are at Blackmoor Park Infants' School?

Blackmoor Park Infants' School had 359 pupils at the latest school census. Its official capacity is 270. It is a mixed school.