Livesey Saint Francis' Church of England School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jul 3 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
5 - 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
119423
Address
Cherry Tree Lane, Cherry Tree, BB2 5NX

Pupils

Number of Pupils
172 (86% of total capacity)
Boys
54.7%
Girls
45.3%
First language not English
5.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
23.3%
Persistent absence
12.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
12.8%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 85.5%
Pakistani 5.8%
Mixed 3.4%
Chinese 1.7%
Other White 1.2%
Indian 1.2%
Other Asian 1.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAbove average3
WritingAverage0.7
MathsAverage0.2
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 57%
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 103
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Livesey Saint Francis' Church of England School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
24
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
15
2nd preference
20
3rd preference
32
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
15
2nd preference
5
3rd preference
3
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 classes23.8
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher18
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.7
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
21
6
15
Year 1
12
8
4
Year 2
21
11
10
Year 3
29
19
10
Year 4
30
19
11
Year 5
29
14
15
Year 6
30
17
13
Year 2024-2025

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