Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 29 2024 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
- Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Unique reference
- 119355
- Address
- Newton Street, BB1 1NE
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 456 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.3%
- Girls
- 50.7%
- First language not English
- 65.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 18.9%
- Persistent absence
- 17.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.9%
Pakistani 54.4%
Indian 32.5%
Other Asian 5.5%
Mixed 4.4%
Bangladeshi 1.3%
White British 0.9%
Other 0.7%
Other White 0.4%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-1.1
WritingWell above average3.8
MathsAverage1.3
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 52%
Local authority average 60%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 2%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 102
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 54
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 52
- 2nd preference
- 31
- 3rd preference
- 28
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 52
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.7 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 33 15 18 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 10 6 4 |
| Reception, Part-time | 6 3 3 |
| Reception, Full-time | 54 30 24 |
| Year 1 | 53 25 28 |
| Year 2 | 59 29 30 |
| Year 3 | 60 34 26 |
| Year 4 | 60 27 33 |
| Year 5 | 60 26 34 |
| Year 6 | 61 30 31 |