St Silas's CofE Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Apr 26 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
343 (79% of total capacity)
Boys
56.3%
Girls
43.7%
First language not English
78.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
19.5%
Persistent absence
21.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
14.6%
Pupil ethnicities
Pakistani 49%
Indian 20.4%
Other White 7.6%
Other 6.1%
Bangladeshi 5.8%
Other Asian 3.8%
Mixed 2.6%
African 2.6%
White British 1.5%
Other Black 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0
WritingAverage0.5
MathsAverage0
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 42%
Local authority average 60%
England average 61%

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

School 5%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 102
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 101
Local authority average 105
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

St Silas's CofE Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
23
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
19
2nd preference
25
3rd preference
26
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
19
2nd preference
3
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 classes27.8
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher24
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28.9
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
37
22
15
Year 1
22
9
13
Year 2
52
35
17
Year 3
56
29
27
Year 4
59
34
25
Year 5
56
31
25
Year 6
61
33
28
Year 2023-2024

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