Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Apr 22 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
119512
Address
Holmbrook Close, BB2 3UG

Pupils

Number of Pupils
170 (84% of total capacity)
Boys
44.7%
Girls
55.3%
First language not English
38.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
40.6%
Persistent absence
29.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
30.0%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 58.2%
Other White 25.3%
African 4.7%
Mixed 4.2%
Other Asian 2.9%
Irish Traveller 2.4%
Indian 1.2%
Pakistani 1.2%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.3
WritingAverage0.6
MathsAverage1.8
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 55%
Local authority average 60%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 9%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
22
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
22
2nd preference
15
3rd preference
8
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
22
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes25.5
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher26
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher25.3
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
17
8
9
Year 1
22
5
17
Year 2
30
15
15
Year 3
26
11
15
Year 4
30
12
18
Year 5
16
10
6
Year 6
29
15
14
Year 2023-2024

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