The Olive School, Blackburn
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Outstanding Mar 4 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Muslim
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Local authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Unique reference
- 139813
- Address
- Meins Road, BB2 6QQ
- Website
- www.oliveblackburn.com
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 637 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.5%
- Girls
- 51.5%
- First language not English
- 98.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 4.2%
- Persistent absence
- 5.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 6.8%
Indian 77.6%
Pakistani 17.3%
Mixed 3.2%
Unclassified 1.3%
Other 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAbove average1.8
WritingAbove average2.3
MathsWell above average3.7
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 95%
Local authority average 60%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 26%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 110
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 112
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
The Olive School, Blackburn
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 90
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 168
- 2nd preference
- 85
- 3rd preference
- 37
- From another Local Authority
- 9
Offers
- 1st preference
- 90
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 30.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 30.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 92 42 50 |
| Year 1 | 91 42 49 |
| Year 2 | 90 41 49 |
| Year 3 | 90 43 47 |
| Year 4 | 93 47 46 |
| Year 5 | 90 49 41 |
| Year 6 | 91 45 46 |