St Silas's CofE Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Apr 25 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 5 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Unique reference
- 146541
- Address
- St Silas Road, BB2 6JP
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 340 (87% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.4%
- Girls
- 45.6%
- First language not English
- 79.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 26.8%
- Persistent absence
- 20.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.4%
Pakistani 47.6%
Indian 20.3%
Other White 7.4%
Other 6.5%
Bangladeshi 5.9%
Other Asian 3.8%
African 3.2%
Mixed 3%
White British 1.5%
Unclassified 0.6%
Other Black 0.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0
WritingAverage0.5
MathsAverage0
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 35%
Local authority average 60%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 2%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 101
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 102
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
St Silas's CofE Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 24
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 14
- 2nd preference
- 19
- 3rd preference
- 20
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 14
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.2 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 20 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 28 14 14 |
| Year 1 | 37 22 15 |
| Year 2 | 35 14 21 |
| Year 3 | 60 39 21 |
| Year 4 | 59 31 28 |
| Year 5 | 62 33 29 |
| Year 6 | 59 32 27 |