Avondale Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jul 19 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
- 119294
- Address
- Durham Road, BB3 1NN
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 406 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.5%
- Girls
- 50.5%
- First language not English
- 5.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 28.3%
- Persistent absence
- 9.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.6%
White British 85.7%
Mixed 4.9%
Pakistani 2.5%
Other White 2%
Other Asian 1.7%
Bangladeshi 0.7%
African 0.7%
Chinese 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Indian 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage1.5
WritingAbove average2.3
MathsAbove average2
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 64%
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
Avondale Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 60
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 58
- 2nd preference
- 28
- 3rd preference
- 23
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 58
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.2 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28.8 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 54 35 19 |
| Year 1 | 56 25 31 |
| Year 2 | 60 33 27 |
| Year 3 | 59 26 33 |
| Year 4 | 60 29 31 |
| Year 5 | 60 31 29 |
| Year 6 | 57 22 35 |