St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Good Nov 19 2024 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
- 119514
- Address
- Hawkins Street, BB2 2RY
- Website
- www.stpetersrc.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 417 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.5%
- Girls
- 47.5%
- First language not English
- 10.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 27.1%
- Persistent absence
- 17.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.5%
White British 83.7%
Other White 6%
Pakistani 2.4%
African 2.4%
Mixed 1.6%
Irish Traveller 1%
Other Black 1%
Indian 0.7%
Other 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.4
WritingAverage0.3
MathsAverage1.4
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 55%
Local authority average 60%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 5%
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 103
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 59
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 60
- 2nd preference
- 20
- 3rd preference
- 17
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 58
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.5 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 25.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 11 5 6 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 14 10 4 |
| Reception, Full-time | 46 23 23 |
| Year 1 | 54 32 22 |
| Year 2 | 54 23 31 |
| Year 3 | 60 31 29 |
| Year 4 | 59 28 31 |
| Year 5 | 60 32 28 |
| Year 6 | 59 35 24 |