Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 28 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
- 459 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.7%
- Girls
- 50.3%
- First language not English
- 66%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 20.7%
- Persistent absence
- 15.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.0%
Pakistani 56.6%
Indian 30.3%
Other Asian 5.7%
Mixed 4.4%
Bangladeshi 1.3%
White British 0.7%
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 72%
Local authority average 60%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 3%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 58
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 56
- 2nd preference
- 31
- 3rd preference
- 23
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 54
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.6 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.6 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 32 16 16 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 10 5 5 |
| Reception, Full-time | 60 31 29 |
| Year 1 | 60 33 27 |
| Year 2 | 57 27 30 |
| Year 3 | 60 29 31 |
| Year 4 | 60 34 26 |
| Year 5 | 60 27 33 |
| Year 6 | 60 26 34 |