Holy Souls Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Feb 9 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 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
119517
Address
Wilworth Crescent, BB1 8QN

Pupils

Number of Pupils
208 (100% of total capacity)
Boys
46.6%
Girls
53.4%
First language not English
10.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
15.9%
Persistent absence
14.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
5.8%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 31.3%
Pakistani 24.5%
Indian 22.6%
Mixed 8.7%
Other Asian 7.2%
African 3.4%
Other White 1%
Bangladeshi 1%
Unclassified 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage1.8
WritingAverage0.3
MathsAverage-0.4
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 47%
Local authority average 60%
England average 61%

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

School 7%
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 103
Local authority average 105
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Holy Souls Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
15
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
14
2nd preference
19
3rd preference
15
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
14
2nd preference
1
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 classes28.4
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28.8
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
9
5
4
Reception, Full-time
25
13
12
Year 1
30
17
13
Year 2
29
9
20
Year 3
29
17
12
Year 4
29
9
20
Year 5
27
9
18
Year 6
30
18
12
Year 2023-2024

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