St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jun 9 2021 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

Pupils

Number of Pupils
430 (97% of total capacity)
Boys
51.2%
Girls
48.8%
First language not English
10.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
26.7%
Persistent absence
20.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
14.2%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 84.2%
Other White 5.8%
Pakistani 2.1%
Mixed 1.8%
Indian 1.4%
African 1.2%
Irish Traveller 0.9%
Other Black 0.9%
Irish 0.5%
Other 0.5%
Other Asian 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.4
WritingAverage0.3
MathsAverage1.4
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 62%
Local authority average 60%
England average 61%

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

School 5%
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 105
Local authority average 105
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
46
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
42
2nd preference
20
3rd preference
14
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
42
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
3
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 classes26.8
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
7
3
4
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
15
9
6
Reception, Full-time
52
32
20
Year 1
56
24
32
Year 2
60
31
29
Year 3
60
27
33
Year 4
60
31
29
Year 5
60
34
26
Year 6
60
29
31
Year 2023-2024

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