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 98%
Local authority average 63%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 24%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 111
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 113
Local authority average 105
England average 105
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 |