Ofsted: Good emoji_events #24 in Blackburn with Darwen public Top 60% UK

Shadsworth Junior School

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

person Mr John Haworth (Headteacher)

location_onArran Avenue, BB1 2ET

language Visit Website phone 01254698016

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

227

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Expected Standard

60%

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Age Range

7-11

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Shadsworth Junior School is a Community school primary school in Arran Avenue, serving ages 7-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 60% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Shadsworth Junior School is a community school in Arran Avenue, Blackburn with Darwen, admitting pupils aged 7-11. The school has approximately 215 pupils on roll, of whom 64% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 60% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 2% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #24 of 51 primaries in Blackburn with Darwen and #5,669 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 Outstanding, and leadership and management Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.8 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 61%

Reading69% LA 73%

Writing64% LA 70%

Maths76% LA 74%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading69% LA 70% · Eng 74%

Writing69% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths71% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading71% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing63% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths76% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.4

Read

LA -0.5

-3.1 to 0.2

-1.8

Write

LA 0.0

-3.4 to -0.2

-0.5

Maths

LA -0.1

-2.0 to 1.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading80% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing81% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths86% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.5

Read

LA 0.4

-3.1 to 0.1

-0.4

Write

LA 0.4

-1.9 to 1.1

-0.9

Maths

LA 0.8

-2.3 to 0.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 62%

Reading85% LA 73%

Writing75% LA 75%

Maths88% LA 76%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA 0.1

0.4 to 3.6

1.9

Write

LA 0.4

0.4 to 3.4

1.4

Maths

LA 0.6

0 to 2.8

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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	#5,669 / 14,159	#24	#8,502	#1
2024	#4,344 / 14,233	#21	#6,966	#1
2023	#9,220 / 13,940	#33	#9,064	#10,232
2019	#5,981 / 11,810	#26	#5,647	#8,460
2018	#1,459 / 10,972	#7	#3,725	#2,373

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

21 January 2025

Inspection Report

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09 October 2019

Inspection Report

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06 February 2018

Inspection Report

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20 May 2014

Inspection Report

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21 June 2011

Inspection Report

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15 November 2007

Inspection Report

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12 January 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2019-10-09

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Good

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2018-02-06

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

2014-05-20

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Latest Ungraded: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

2011-06-21

None Legacy

Good

Education

Good

Leadership

Good

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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

1.8%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.8%(4 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 222 pupils. During this period, there were 4 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.8%, which is above 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)	222	4	1.8%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	220	4	1.8%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	229	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	224	2	0.9%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	223	3	1.3%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	229	4	1.7%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	227	3	1.3%	0.6%	1
2022/23 (Autumn term)	232	2	0.9%	0.6%	1
2021/22 (Summer term)	233	3	1.3%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	232	1	0.4%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	234	1	0.4%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	232	4	1.7%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	228	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	227	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	233	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	233	3	1.3%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	233	3	1.3%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	237	1	0.4%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	237	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	233	1	0.4%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	231	2	0.9%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	234	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	235	1	0.4%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	226	2	0.9%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	225	1	0.4%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	228	2	0.9%	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.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 37 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 31 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 22 pupils

Physical Disability 4 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils