Griffin Park Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
May 17 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 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
Blackburn with Darwen
Unique reference
119116
Address
Cavendish Place, BB2 2PN

Pupils

Number of Pupils
234 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
50.0%
Girls
50.0%
First language not English
32.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
25.2%
Persistent absence
13.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
17.9%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 49.6%
Pakistani 24.4%
Indian 9%
Other Asian 6%
Other White 4.3%
Mixed 2.2%
Unclassified 1.7%
Bangladeshi 1.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.9%
African 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingBelow average-2.5
WritingAverage1.2
MathsAverage-1.5
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 71%
Local authority average 60%
England average 62%

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

School 4%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

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

Admissions

Griffin Park Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
30
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
32
2nd preference
25
3rd preference
8
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
28
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
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 classes29.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.8
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
27
13
14
Reception, Full-time
30
15
15
Year 1
30
16
14
Year 2
28
14
14
Year 3
29
18
11
Year 4
30
16
14
Year 5
30
9
21
Year 6
30
16
14
Year 2024-2025

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