Feniscowles Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 13 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 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
119163
Address
Livesey Branch Road, Feniscowles, BB2 5EG

Pupils

Number of Pupils
410 (96% of total capacity)
Boys
53.9%
Girls
46.1%
First language not English
0.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
10.7%
Persistent absence
6.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
9.3%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 93.4%
Mixed 2.4%
Other White 1.7%
Pakistani 0.5%
Other Asian 0.5%
African 0.5%
Indian 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Other 0.2%
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-1.7
WritingAverage-0.2
MathsWell below average-3.2
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 66%
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 106
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

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

Admissions

Feniscowles Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
58
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
68
2nd preference
64
3rd preference
36
From another Local Authority
5
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
51
2nd preference
6
3rd preference
1
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 teacher28.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30.1
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
59
31
28
Year 1
60
35
25
Year 2
51
29
22
Year 3
60
35
25
Year 4
61
33
28
Year 5
61
29
32
Year 6
58
29
29
Year 2024-2025

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