St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 13 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
- 119513
- Address
- Bennington Street, BB2 3HP
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 207 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.7%
- Girls
- 48.3%
- First language not English
- 42.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 29%
- Persistent absence
- 14.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.6%
Indian 35.7%
Pakistani 31.9%
Mixed 10.1%
Other Asian 9.2%
White British 8.2%
African 1.9%
Bangladeshi 1.4%
Other White 1%
Other Black 0.5%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage1
WritingWell above average2.7
MathsWell above average4.3
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 72%
Local authority average 60%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 14%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 29
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 27
- 2nd preference
- 33
- 3rd preference
- 22
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 27
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.5 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.5 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 30 17 13 |
| Year 1 | 29 15 14 |
| Year 2 | 30 14 16 |
| Year 3 | 28 18 10 |
| Year 4 | 30 13 17 |
| Year 5 | 30 17 13 |
| Year 6 | 30 13 17 |