St Chad's Catholic Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jul 12 2022 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
Lancashire
Unique reference
119679
Address
South Hill, Blackburn Road, PR6 8LL

Pupils

Number of Pupils
138 (89% of total capacity)
Boys
58.0%
Girls
42.0%
First language not English
0.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
1.4%
Persistent absence
2.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
10.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 94.2%
Unclassified 2.2%
Other White 1.4%
Mixed 1.4%
Other Black 0.7%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage2.2
WritingWell above average3
MathsAverage0.7
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 70%
Local authority average 59%
England average 62%

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

School 10%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 107
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St Chad's Catholic Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
20
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
23
2nd preference
21
3rd preference
8
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
19
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 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes27.6
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher26.3
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
20
12
8
Year 1
20
10
10
Year 2
19
11
8
Year 3
18
8
10
Year 4
21
15
6
Year 5
19
9
10
Year 6
21
15
6
Year 2024-2025

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