OFSTED
29 February 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Voluntary controlled school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
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
464
424 full-time ·
40 part-time
Female pupils
228
49.1% of pupils
Male pupils
236
50.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
6.5 pts
below England
School
18.3%
Blackburn with Darwen
25.6%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
42.4 pts
above England
School
62.7%
Blackburn with Darwen
36.4%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.6 pts
below England
School
0.4%
Blackburn with Darwen
0.4%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Pakistani
56.0%
260
Indian
29.1%
135
Any other Asian background
6.0%
28
Any other Mixed background
2.4%
11
White and Asian
1.9%
9
Bangladeshi
1.5%
7
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
20.5%
95 of
464 pupils
0.4 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.5 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.8 pts
below
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.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
72.0%
11.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
78.0%
Reading
4.2 pts above England
School
78.0%
Blackburn with Darwen
72.7%
North West
73.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
77.0%
Writing
6.7 pts above England
School
77.0%
Blackburn with Darwen
69.6%
North West
69.2%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
87.0%
Maths
15.0 pts above England
School
87.0%
Blackburn with Darwen
74.2%
North West
71.7%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
6.32%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.10 pts
higher than
England
School
6.32%
Blackburn with Darwen
6.47%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
13.78%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
2.03 pts
lower than
England
School
13.78%
Blackburn with Darwen
17.93%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.89%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.09 pts
higher than
England
School
1.89%
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
110.5%
22.3 pts
above England
Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary School
110.5%
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.