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St Antony's RC Primary School

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

person Mrs Heather McGowan (Headteacher)

location_onBlackburn, BB1 2HP

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

226

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Expected Standard

50%

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Demand Ratio

1.4x

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St Antony's RC Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Blackburn, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.4×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 80% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Antony's RC Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 236 pupils on roll, of whom 40% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 50% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 7% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #38 of 51 primaries in Blackburn with Darwen and #10,205 of 14,159 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.4× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.4 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

50%

LA 61%

Reading83% LA 73%

Writing63% LA 70%

Maths77% LA 74%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading93% LA 70% · Eng 74%

Writing67% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths83% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading80% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing60% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths77% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.8

Read

LA -0.5

-0.6 to 4.3

-2.1

Write

LA 0.0

-4.4 to 0.3

-0.5

Maths

LA -0.1

-2.8 to 1.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading72% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing72% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths79% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.0

Read

LA 0.4

-2.2 to 2.3

0.1

Write

LA 0.4

-1.9 to 2.2

1.5

Maths

LA 0.8

-0.5 to 3.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

86%

LA 62%

Reading86% LA 73%

Writing86% LA 75%

Maths86% LA 76%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.6

Read

LA 0.1

1.4 to 5.8

1.9

Write

LA 0.4

-0.2 to 4

2.1

Maths

LA 0.6

0.1 to 4.1

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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	#10,205 / 14,159	#38	#11,330	#1
2024	#3,226 / 14,233	#18	#6,504	#1
2023	#8,244 / 13,940	#30	#9,299	#7,841
2019	#7,254 / 11,810	#32	#9,326	#4,972
2018	#348 / 10,972	#3	#883	#1,276

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

12 November 2024

Inspection Report

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02 April 2019

Inspection Report

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20 March 2018

Inspection Report

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28 September 2016

Inspection Report

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09 March 2015

Inspection Report

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10 September 2014

Inspection Report

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29 April 2014

Inspection Report

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22 April 2013

Inspection Report

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13 February 2013

Inspection Report

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09 May 2011

Inspection Report

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09 December 2010

Inspection Report

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28 April 2010

Inspection Report

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17 October 2006

Inspection Report

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09 July 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2019-04-02

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 3 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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2018-03-20

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

2016-09-28

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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2014-04-29

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

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

2.3%per term

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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 221 pupils. During this period, there were 5 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.3%, 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)	221	5	2.3%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	218	1	0.5%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	232	3	1.3%	0.8%	1
2023/24 (Spring term)	229	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	227	1	0.4%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	229	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	226	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	220	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	227	1	0.4%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	223	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	219	1	0.5%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	229	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	223	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	216	2	0.9%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	230	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	230	1	0.4%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	223	1	0.4%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	232	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	226	2	0.9%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	218	2	0.9%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	224	3	1.3%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	228	2	0.9%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	227	4	1.8%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	236	7	3.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	230	4	1.7%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	225	11	4.9%	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.

Speech, Language & Communication 29 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 18 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 8 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils