St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
School rating
Good
Sept 24 2024 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
119706
Address
Trinity Street, BB1 5BN

Pupils

Number of Pupils
169 (80% of total capacity)
Boys
49.1%
Girls
50.9%
First language not English
41.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
37.3%
Persistent absence
18.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
16.6%
Pupil ethnicities
Pakistani 32%
White British 21.3%
Unclassified 14.8%
Other Asian 8.9%
Mixed 7.2%
Indian 4.1%
Other 4.1%
Other White 3%
Bangladeshi 2.4%
Irish Traveller 1.2%
African 0.6%
Chinese 0.6%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage2.1
WritingAverage-1.6
MathsAverage1.9
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 45%
Local authority average 60%
England average 62%

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

School 0%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 100
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 100
Local authority average 105
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
9
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
9
2nd preference
7
3rd preference
11
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
9
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 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes22.5
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher16.5
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher26.7
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
2
0
2
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
3
2
1
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
4
1
3
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
4
1
3
Reception, Full-time
15
8
7
Year 1
16
11
5
Year 2
17
10
7
Year 3
21
4
17
Year 4
27
17
10
Year 5
30
11
19
Year 6
30
18
12
Year 2024-2025

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