Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 8 2022 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
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Unique reference
- 119510
- Address
- Lynwood Road, BB2 6HQ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 180 (90% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 45.6%
- Girls
- 54.4%
- First language not English
- 55%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 23.9%
- Persistent absence
- 24.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.7%
Pakistani 57.2%
Indian 13.3%
Other 8.3%
Mixed 6.7%
Other White 5%
African 4.4%
Other Asian 2.8%
White British 1.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.6%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.3
WritingWell above average2.6
MathsAverage0.8
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 43%
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 100
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 101
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 20
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 12
- 2nd preference
- 16
- 3rd preference
- 11
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 12
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.7 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 20.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 22 8 14 |
| Year 1 | 17 7 10 |
| Year 2 | 23 13 10 |
| Year 3 | 30 10 20 |
| Year 4 | 29 15 14 |
| Year 5 | 30 20 10 |
| Year 6 | 29 9 20 |