St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Requires improvement
Nov 8 2022 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
180 (84% of total capacity)
Boys
48.3%
Girls
51.7%
First language not English
43.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
34.4%
Persistent absence
21.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
20.6%
Pupil ethnicities
Pakistani 29.4%
White British 23.3%
Unclassified 17.8%
Other Asian 8.9%
Mixed 7.2%
Other 3.9%
Indian 3.3%
Other White 2.8%
Irish Traveller 1.1%
Bangladeshi 1.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.6%
Chinese 0.6%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

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 61%

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

School 0%
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
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

St Alban's 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
15
2nd preference
11
3rd preference
7
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
15
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 classes23.4
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher17.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
3
1
2
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
1
0
1
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
5
2
3
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
7
5
2
Reception, Full-time
14
8
6
Year 1
18
11
7
Year 2
20
4
16
Year 3
21
13
8
Year 4
30
11
19
Year 5
30
17
13
Year 6
31
15
16
Year 2023-2024

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