The Olive School, Blackburn

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Jun 2 2015 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

Pupils

Number of Pupils
638 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
50.2%
Girls
49.8%
First language not English
54.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
4.5%
Persistent absence
8.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
8.3%
Pupil ethnicities
Indian 78.7%
Pakistani 17.1%
Mixed 3%
Other 0.5%
Other White 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Unclassified 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAbove average1.8
WritingAbove average2.3
MathsWell above average3.7
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 92%
Local authority average 60%
England average 61%

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

School 23%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 109
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 110
Local authority average 105
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

The Olive School Blackburn

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
90
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
186
2nd preference
76
3rd preference
37
From another Local Authority
4
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
90
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 classes30.4
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30.7
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
90
42
48
Year 1
90
41
49
Year 2
90
43
47
Year 3
94
48
46
Year 4
90
49
41
Year 5
90
44
46
Year 6
94
53
41
Year 2023-2024

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