St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School, Feniscowles, Blackburn

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jan 29 2020 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
5 - 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
119649
Address
Preston Old Road, Feniscowles, BB2 5EP

Pupils

Number of Pupils
214 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
49.1%
Girls
50.9%
First language not English
0%
Free school meals (FSM)
6.5%
Persistent absence
9.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
8.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 96.3%
Mixed 1.4%
Unclassified 1.4%
Pakistani 0.5%
Other Black 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

ReadingAverage1.3
WritingAverage1.4
MathsAverage0.5
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 81%
Local authority average 60%
England average 61%

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

School 16%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 108
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School, Feniscowles, Blackburn

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
30
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
43
2nd preference
31
3rd preference
27
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
30
2nd preference
0
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 classes30.6
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher31.3
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
29
13
16
Year 1
30
17
13
Year 2
30
11
19
Year 3
30
15
15
Year 4
31
20
11
Year 5
31
12
19
Year 6
33
17
16
Year 2023-2024

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