Shadsworth Infant School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
School rating
Good
Mar 25 2025 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
119220
Address
Rothesay Road, BB1 2EL

Pupils

Number of Pupils
219 (86% of total capacity)
Boys
50.7%
Girls
49.3%
First language not English
20.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
37.9%
Persistent absence
28.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
30.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 73.1%
Other White 8.2%
Pakistani 7.8%
Mixed 4.2%
Indian 2.7%
Other Asian 1.4%
Irish Traveller 0.9%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Caribbean 0.5%
African 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Shadsworth Infant School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
41
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
40
2nd preference
18
3rd preference
10
From another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
40
2nd preference
1
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 classes24.9
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher27.3
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
5
2
3
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
3
2
1
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
26
14
12
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
8
5
3
Reception, Full-time
48
23
25
Year 1
58
26
32
Year 2
63
34
29
Year 3
1
1
0
Year 4
5
3
2
Year 5
2
1
1
Year 2024-2025

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