Blackburn Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Dec 7 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
5 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Rotherham
Unique reference
106834
Address
Baring Road, Blackburn, S61 2BU

Pupils

Number of Pupils
178 (56% of total capacity)
Boys
64.0%
Girls
36.0%
First language not English
6.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
23.6%
Persistent absence
16.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
14.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 85.4%
Mixed 5%
Other White 2.8%
African 2.8%
Pakistani 1.7%
Other 1.7%
Other Asian 0.6%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-1.3
WritingAverage-1.4
MathsAverage-0.9
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 59%
Local authority average 60%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 0%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 101
Local authority average 104
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Blackburn Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
9
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
9
2nd preference
3
3rd preference
2
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
9
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes22.1
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher21.5
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher25.8
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
1
1
0
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
2
1
1
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
4
2
2
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
4
2
2
Reception, Full-time
21
14
7
Year 1
22
13
9
Year 2
22
13
9
Year 3
21
15
6
Year 4
21
15
6
Year 5
31
18
13
Year 6
29
20
9
Year 2024-2025

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