Ofsted: Good emoji_events #46 in Blackburn with Darwen public Top 92% UK

Meadowhead Junior School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

person Mr Jason Newsham (Headteacher)

location_onBlackburn, BB2 4QG

language Visit Website phone 01254209871

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

211

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Expected Standard

40%

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Age Range

7-11

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Meadowhead Junior School is a Community school primary school in Blackburn, serving ages 7-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 92% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Meadowhead Junior School is a community school in Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen, admitting pupils aged 7-11. The school has approximately 201 pupils on roll, of whom 61% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 40% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #46 of 51 primaries in Blackburn with Darwen and #12,762 of 14,159 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 16.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.6 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

40%

LA 61%

Reading60% LA 73%

Writing63% LA 70%

Maths57% LA 74%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

45%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading67% LA 70% · Eng 74%

Writing58% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths62% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading67% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing59% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths64% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.8

Read

LA -0.5

-1.0 to 2.5

-1.1

Write

LA 0.0

-2.8 to 0.6

-1.4

Maths

LA -0.1

-3.1 to 0.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading65% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing80% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths65% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.8

Read

LA 0.4

-3.4 to -0.2

1.2

Write

LA 0.4

-0.3 to 2.6

-3.2

Maths

LA 0.8

-4.5 to -1.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 62%

Reading68% LA 73%

Writing76% LA 75%

Maths71% LA 76%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.6

Read

LA 0.1

0.2 to 3

2.9

Write

LA 0.4

1.6 to 4.2

Maths

LA 0.6

-1.2 to 1.2

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Ranking History & Trajectory

National & Local Authority position based on DfE performance data · Methodology

Year	Primary Overall (Nat)	LA Rank	Attainment	Progress
2025	#12,762 / 14,159	#46	#13,001	#1
2024	#10,108 / 14,233	#37	#11,579	#1
2023	#8,134 / 13,940	#28	#9,064	#8,707
2019	#10,078 / 11,810	#45	#10,152	#9,149
2018	#4,641 / 10,972	#26	#7,710	#2,784

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

14 January 2025

Inspection Report

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24 September 2019

Inspection Report

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14 March 2017

Inspection Report

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30 January 2013

Inspection Report

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08 March 2011

Inspection Report

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05 December 2007

Inspection Report

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24 March 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2019-09-24

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

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2017-03-14

Maintained Academy and School Short inspection Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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2013-01-30

None Legacy

Good

Education

Good

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 216 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	216	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	221	7	3.2%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	222	18	8.1%	0.8%	1
2023/24 (Spring term)	212	5	2.4%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	211	11	5.2%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	216	5	2.3%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	211	8	3.8%	0.6%	1
2022/23 (Autumn term)	220	11	5.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	225	15	6.7%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	213	7	3.3%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	210	4	1.9%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	211	3	1.4%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	211	1	0.5%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	213	7	3.3%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	227	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	227	2	0.9%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	230	4	1.7%	0.6%	1
2018/19 (Summer term)	234	6	2.6%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	231	5	2.2%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	230	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	254	2	0.8%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	253	5	2.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	257	3	1.2%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	258	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	259	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	258	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 24 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 23 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 11 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils