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Blockley Church of England Primary School

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Academy converter in Moreton-in-Marsh, GL56 9BY, taking ages 5 to 11, 148 on roll.

Good Ofsted, May 2023
45.0 mi Admitted from, 2024/25
106% Full, over capacity
74.0% Met the expected standard, 2024/25

Will an address get in?

In the 2024/25 round, the furthest-away child offered a place at Blockley Church of England Primary School lived 45.0 miles away, according to Gloucestershire. Put a postcode in and it is measured against that distance.

Applying for September 2027? Primary applications close on 15 January 2027, with offers on 16 April 2027. The address on the deadline is the one the council uses. How it works.

The circle is 45.0 miles, the distance the school admitted from in 2024/25. Real admission areas are not circular: this is the distance, not a boundary.

This is not a catchment area. Most English schools do not have one. When Blockley Church of England Primary School is oversubscribed, places go outward from the school until they run out, so the distance moves each year with how many families applied and where they lived. 45.0 miles was last year's outcome, not a boundary and not a promise.

What kind of school this is

Religious characterChurch of England
Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
How full 148 pupils in 140 places (106% full, over capacity)
TrustTHE DIOCESE OF GLOUCESTER ACADEMIES TRUST
Local authorityGloucestershire

Department for Education register (GIAS).

How the school is doing

Ofsted Good, inspected 17 May 2023
Meeting the expected standard 74.0% in reading, writing and maths (2024/25)
YearMeeting the expected standard
2024/25 74.0%
2023/24 73.0%
2022/23 78.0%

Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.

Who goes to Blockley Church of England Primary School

Girls and boys46.6% girls, 53.4% boys
English as an additional language0.7% of pupils
Free school meals12.2% of pupils eligible

DfE school census, most recent published year.

What it costs to live within reach of Blockley Church of England Primary School

The postcode districts whose centre falls inside the 45.0 miles the school admitted from in 2024/25, cheapest first, by the median of real sales around each district's centre. The cheapest is B49 at £240,000; the dearest, GL55, £665,000. A district is wide, so check the address itself, not the list.

DistrictAreaFrom the schoolMedian sold price
B49 Stratford-on-Avon 14.7 mi £240,000 80 sales
WR11 Wychavon 9.0 mi £265,000 161 sales
WR10 Wychavon 14.7 mi £270,000 52 sales
B50 Stratford-on-Avon 11.3 mi £305,000 126 sales
GL56 Cotswold 3.1 mi £345,000 95 sales
CV37 Stratford-on-Avon 11.7 mi £372,500 166 sales
CV36 Stratford-on-Avon 6.7 mi £375,000 115 sales
GL52 Cheltenham 14.2 mi £405,000 121 sales
WR12 Wychavon 4.9 mi £455,000 73 sales
GL55 Cotswold 3.4 mi £665,000 23 sales

Sold prices from HM Land Registry, via each district's area guide. Districts without enough recorded sales to rank are not shown.

The fee-paying alternative

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Checking the house as well as the school

The full report measures the distance from every nearby school to one address, alongside sold prices, flood risk, crime and the other checks on the same house.

Common questions

What is the catchment area for Blockley Church of England Primary School?

Blockley Church of England Primary School does not have one in the sense most people mean. Like most English schools, an oversubscribed year offers places outward from the school until they run out. The nearest thing to an answer: the furthest child admitted in 2024/25 lived 45.0 miles away, per Gloucestershire.

How close do I need to live to get a place at Blockley Church of England Primary School?

Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 45.0 miles was enough in 2024/25, and at 106% full the school has little slack. The distance moves every year with the number of applications, so treat last year's figure as evidence, not a promise.

Does buying a house near Blockley Church of England Primary School guarantee a place?

No. Admission criteria usually put looked-after children, siblings and faith criteria ahead of distance, so places can be filled before distance is reached. Councils also check that the address is genuinely where the child lives.

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