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Cedars Primary School

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

person Mrs Nicola Truman (Headteacher)

location_onBlackburn, BB1 8HQ

language Visit Website phone 01254261609

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

396

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Expected Standard

70%

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Demand Ratio

0.8x

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Cedars Primary School is a Community school primary school in Blackburn, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 34% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Cedars Primary School is a community school in Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 407 pupils on roll, of whom 19% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 70% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 11% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #8 of 51 primaries in Blackburn with Darwen and #2,012 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.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.8× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 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

70%

LA 61%

Reading83% LA 73%

Writing74% LA 70%

Maths93% LA 74%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

75%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading79% LA 70% · Eng 74%

Writing80% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths82% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

75%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading78% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing81% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths79% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.9

Read

LA -0.5

0.2 to 3.5

2.9

Write

LA 0.0

1.4 to 4.5

3.1

Maths

LA -0.1

1.6 to 4.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading67% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing79% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths74% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.9

Read

LA 0.4

0.2 to 3.5

3.9

Write

LA 0.4

2.4 to 5.4

1.9

Maths

LA 0.8

0.4 to 3.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 62%

Reading65% LA 73%

Writing72% LA 75%

Maths75% LA 76%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.6

Read

LA 0.1

-3.1 to -0.1

0.9

Write

LA 0.4

-0.5 to 2.3

0.4

Maths

LA 0.6

-0.9 to 1.7

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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	#2,012 / 14,159	#8	#4,733	#1
2024	#1,958 / 14,233	#10	#2,557	#1
2023	#523 / 13,940	#2	#2,279	#1,385
2019	#2,766 / 11,810	#13	#7,628	#1,252
2018	#7,029 / 10,972	#33	#8,349	#6,188

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

04 February 2025

Inspection Report

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12 November 2019

Inspection Report

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19 November 2014

Inspection Report

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10 May 2012

Inspection Report

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25 March 2009

Inspection Report

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27 June 2006

Inspection Report

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24 January 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2019-11-12

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

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2014-11-19

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2012-05-10

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

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 416 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
2024/25 (Spring term)	416	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	396	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	420	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	397	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	386	1	0.3%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	418	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	396	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	378	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	418	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	398	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	372	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	372	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	358	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	346	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	371	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	371	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	358	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	401	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	396	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	383	1	0.3%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	441	4	0.9%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	437	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	420	1	0.2%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	478	1	0.2%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	483	6	1.2%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	462	0	0.0%	0.5%

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 72 pupils

Physical Disability 7 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 6 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 6 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils