Cedars Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 12 2019 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
- 119222
- Address
- St. James's Road, BB1 8HQ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 397 (89% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.4%
- Girls
- 51.6%
- First language not English
- 97%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 15.1%
- Persistent absence
- 13.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.9%
Pakistani 72%
Indian 7.3%
Other White 5.3%
Other 5.3%
Bangladeshi 4.8%
Mixed 3.1%
Other Asian 2%
African 0.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAbove average1.9
WritingWell above average2.9
MathsWell above average3.1
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 75%
Local authority average 60%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 11%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Cedars Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 36
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 35
- 2nd preference
- 29
- 3rd preference
- 19
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 35
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.2 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 26.2 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 24.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 10 2 8 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 30 14 16 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 9 7 2 |
| Reception, Full-time | 31 13 18 |
| Year 1 | 51 24 27 |
| Year 2 | 49 19 30 |
| Year 3 | 52 24 28 |
| Year 4 | 60 26 34 |
| Year 5 | 45 28 17 |
| Year 6 | 60 35 25 |