St John the Baptist RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
May 10 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Lancashire
Unique reference
147578
Address
Thames Avenue, BB10 2PZ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
214 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
48.6%
Girls
51.4%
First language not English
18.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
35.5%
Persistent absence
14.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
6.5%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 62.6%
Pakistani 11.2%
Mixed 6.5%
Other White 5.6%
Other Asian 5.1%
Indian 3.7%
Other 2.8%
African 2.3%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-0.2
WritingAverage0.9
MathsAverage1.6
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 69%
Local authority average 59%
England average 61%

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

School 14%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

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

Admissions

St John the Baptist RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
29
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
31
2nd preference
22
3rd preference
18
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
27
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
1
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 classes30.6
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher31
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
30
12
18
Year 1
30
19
11
Year 2
30
14
16
Year 3
31
16
15
Year 4
30
14
16
Year 5
31
18
13
Year 6
32
11
21
Year 2023-2024

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