OFSTED
4 March 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Muslim
Local authority
Blackburn with Darwen
Trust
STAR ACADEMIES
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
638
638 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
325
50.9% of pupils
Male pupils
313
49.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
20.6 pts
below England
School
4.2%
Blackburn with Darwen
25.6%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
57.9 pts
above England
School
78.2%
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.
Indian
78.2%
499
Pakistani
17.4%
111
White and Asian
1.4%
9
Any other Mixed background
1.3%
8
Any other ethnic group
0.8%
5
Bangladeshi
0.6%
4
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
12.5%
80 of
638 pupils
8.3 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
6.3 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.0 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
98.0%
37.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
98.0%
Reading
24.2 pts above England
School
98.0%
Blackburn with Darwen
72.7%
North West
73.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
99.0%
Writing
28.7 pts above England
School
99.0%
Blackburn with Darwen
69.6%
North West
69.2%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
99.0%
Maths
27.0 pts above England
School
99.0%
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
3.11%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.11 pts
lower than
England
School
3.11%
Blackburn with Darwen
6.47%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
5.09%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
10.72 pts
lower than
England
School
5.09%
Blackburn with Darwen
17.93%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.18%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.62 pts
lower than
England
School
0.18%
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
101.3%
13.1 pts
above England
The Olive School, Blackburn
101.3%
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.