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
- Website
- www.stpetersrc.co.uk
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
- 21.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.2%
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%
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 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
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
Applications
- 1st preference
- 42
- 2nd preference
- 20
- 3rd preference
- 14
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 42
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.8 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
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 |