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Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn

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

personMrs Martina Staffa

location_onBlackburn, BB2 3UG

language Visit Website phone 125459420

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2017

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Students

171

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Expected Standard

79%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Blackburn, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 14% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn is a voluntary aided school in Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 177 pupils on roll, of whom 44% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 79% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 5% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #6 of 51 primaries in Blackburn with Darwen and #1,937 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2017. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 4.3 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

79%

LA 61%

Reading79% LA 73%

Writing84% LA 70%

Maths89% LA 74%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading79% LA 70% · Eng 74%

Writing79% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths75% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading77% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing68% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths77% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.3

Read

LA -0.5

-2.5 to 3.0

0.6

Write

LA 0.0

-2.0 to 3.3

1.8

Maths

LA -0.1

-0.8 to 4.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading63% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing79% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths79% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.3

Read

LA 0.4

-1.5 to 4.1

2.7

Write

LA 0.4

0.2 to 5.3

1.7

Maths

LA 0.8

-0.7 to 4.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 62%

Reading80% LA 73%

Writing83% LA 75%

Maths70% LA 76%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.1

Read

LA 0.1

0 to 4.2

3.3

Write

LA 0.4

1.2 to 5.4

1.3

Maths

LA 0.6

-0.6 to 3.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

21 April 2022

Inspection Report

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22 March 2017

Inspection Report

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08 May 2015

Inspection Report

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03 March 2015

Inspection Report

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15 November 2011

Inspection Report

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30 June 2010

Inspection Report

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15 May 2009

Inspection Report

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12 September 2006

Inspection Report

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01 October 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2017-03-22

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2015-03-03

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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

5.1%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

2.3%(4 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

1pupils

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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 177 pupils. During this period, there were 9 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 5.1%, 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)	177	9	5.1%	0.8%	1
2024/25 (Autumn term)	175	6	3.4%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	176	3	1.7%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	170	8	4.7%	0.7%	1
2023/24 (Autumn term)	172	10	5.8%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	177	3	1.7%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	171	1	0.6%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	172	6	3.5%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	172	7	4.1%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	172	3	1.7%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	171	12	7.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	175	6	3.4%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	176	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	180	11	6.1%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	192	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	192	7	3.6%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	191	4	2.1%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	180	9	5.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	181	1	0.6%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	180	5	2.8%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	188	6	3.2%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	187	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	190	6	3.2%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	172	3	1.7%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	170	8	4.7%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	163	3	1.8%	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 21 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 19 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 7 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 4 pupils