The Olive School, Blackburn
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Jun 3 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
- Website
- www.oliveblackburn.com
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%
Indian 78.7%
Pakistani 17.1%
Mixed 3%
Other 0.5%
Other White 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Unclassified 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 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
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
Applications
- 1st preference
- 186
- 2nd preference
- 76
- 3rd preference
- 37
- From another Local Authority
- 4
Offers
- 1st preference
- 90
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 30.4 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30.7 |
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 |