OFSTED
25 March 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
4 December 2019
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Published
7 January 2020
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Blackburn with Darwen
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
196
167 full-time ·
29 part-time
Female pupils
96
49.0% of pupils
Male pupils
100
51.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
10.4 pts
above England
School
35.2%
Blackburn with Darwen
25.6%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
1.9 pts
below England
School
18.4%
Blackburn with Darwen
36.4%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Blackburn with Darwen
0.4%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
75.5%
148
Pakistani
8.7%
17
Any other White background
7.1%
14
Indian
2.6%
5
White and Asian
1.5%
3
Any other Asian background
1.0%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
37.8%
74 of
196 pupils
16.9 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
6.1 pts
above
England
6.0%
10.8 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
8.12%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.90 pts
higher than
England
School
8.12%
Blackburn with Darwen
6.47%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
30.83%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
15.01 pts
higher than
England
School
30.83%
Blackburn with Darwen
17.93%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.50%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.30 pts
lower than
England
School
1.50%
Blackburn with Darwen
1.96%
North West
1.75%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
89.1%
0.9 pts
above England
Shadsworth Infant School
89.1%
Blackburn with Darwen
91.5%
North West
90.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.