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| Age Range | 4-11 years | 
| Gender | Mixed | 
| Type | Maintained school, Voluntary aided school | 
| Religious Character | Church of England | 
| Local Authority | Blackburn with Darwen | 
| Address | St Albans Road, BB3 0HY | 
| School Website | www.stcuthbertscofeprimary.co.uk | 
| Telephone | 1254701336 | 
| URN | 119615 | 
| Total | 215 | 
| Girls/Boys | 109/106 | 
| Girls/Boys Ratio | 50.7%/49.3% | 
| % pupils where English not first language | 7.0% | 
| No. pupils eligible for free school meals | 68 | 
| Percentage of eligible pupils with SEN support | 13.5% | 
The latest Ofsted inspection was on 01/05/2024 and the overall effectiveness rating was Requires improvement.
| Start Date | Ofsted Rating | 
|---|---|
| 01/05/2024 | Requires improvement | 
| 04/04/2017 | Outstanding | 
| 08/02/2012 | Good | 
| Inspection Date | 01/05/2024 | 
| Quality of Education | Requires improvement | 
| Behaviour and Attitudes | Requires improvement | 
| Personal Development | Requires improvement | 
| Effectiveness of Leadership and Management | Requires improvement | 
| Inspection Date | 04/04/2017 | 
| Quality of Education | No Judgement | 
| Behaviour and Attitudes | No Judgement | 
| Personal Development | No Judgement | 
| Effectiveness of Leadership and Management | Outstanding | 
| Inspection Date | 08/02/2012 | 
| Quality of Education | No Judgement | 
| Behaviour and Attitudes | No Judgement | 
| Personal Development | No Judgement | 
| Effectiveness of Leadership and Management | Good | 
| Inspection Date | Inspection Type | Inspection Report | 
|---|---|---|
| 01 May 2024 | School inspection: Requires Improvement | View | 
| 04 April 2017 | Full inspection: Outstanding | View | 
| 08 February 2012 | Full inspection: Good | View | 
| 17 September 2010 | Curriculum and development visit | View | 
| 20 May 2009 | Full inspection: Good | View | 
| 01 July 2008 | Curriculum and development visit | View | 
| 07 February 2006 | Full inspection: Satisfactory | View | 
| 15 June 2005 | Inspection | View | 
| 08 March 2004 | Full inspection | View | 
| Primary Results 2024 | |
| Type | Score | 
|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 32% | 
| Pupils achieving at a higher standard | 0% | 
| Reading | 101 | 
| Maths | 100 | 
| Reading Progress | - | 
| Writing Progress | - | 
| Maths Progress | - | 
| Primary Results 2023 | |
| Type | Score | 
|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 25 | 
| Pupils achieving at a higher standard | 0 | 
| Reading | 101 | 
| Maths | 100 | 
| Reading Progress | -6.0 | 
| Writing Progress | -6.4 | 
| Maths Progress | -6.4 | 
| Primary Results 2019 | |
| Type | Score | 
|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 60% | 
| Pupils achieving at a higher standard | 17% | 
| Reading | 101 | 
| Maths | 104 | 
| Reading Progress | -2.8 | 
| Writing Progress | 0.8 | 
| Maths Progress | -0.5 | 
| Primary Results 2018 | |
| Type | Score | 
|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 66% | 
| Pupils achieving at a higher standard | 3% | 
| Reading | 105 | 
| Maths | 106 | 
| Reading Progress | 0.0 | 
| Writing Progress | -0.8 | 
| Maths Progress | 2.0 | 
| First preference v Offers | 1.00% | 
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 54 | 
| As First Preference | 19 | 
| As second preference | 19 | 
| As third preference | 16 | 
| Total Offers Made | 21 | 
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 19 | 
| second preference offers | 2 | 
| third preference offers | 0 | 
| First preference v Offers | 1.00% | 
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 70 | 
| As First Preference | 29 | 
| As second preference | 30 | 
| As third preference | 11 | 
| Total Offers Made | 29 | 
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 29 | 
| second preference offers | 0 | 
| third preference offers | 0 | 
| First preference v Offers | 1.03% | 
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 77 | 
| As First Preference | 31 | 
| As second preference | 27 | 
| As third preference | 19 | 
| Total Offers Made | 30 | 
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 30 | 
| second preference offers | 0 | 
| third preference offers | 0 | 
| First preference v Offers | 1.00% | 
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 47 | 
| As First Preference | 20 | 
| As second preference | 19 | 
| As third preference | 8 | 
| Total Offers Made | 20 | 
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 20 | 
| second preference offers | 0 | 
| third preference offers | 0 | 
| First preference v Offers | 1.44% | 
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 72 | 
| As First Preference | 39 | 
| As second preference | 26 | 
| As third preference | 7 | 
| Total Offers Made | 29 | 
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 27 | 
| second preference offers | 2 | 
| third preference offers | 0 | 
| First preference v Offers | 1.34% | 
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 80 | 
| As First Preference | 39 | 
| As second preference | 34 | 
| As third preference | 7 | 
| Total Offers Made | 30 | 
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 29 | 
| second preference offers | 1 | 
| third preference offers | 0 | 
| First preference v Offers | 1.03% | 
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 84 | 
| As First Preference | 30 | 
| As second preference | 31 | 
| As third preference | 23 | 
| Total Offers Made | 29 | 
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 29 | 
| second preference offers | 0 | 
| third preference offers | 0 | 
| First preference v Offers | 1.11% | 
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 61 | 
| As First Preference | 31 | 
| As second preference | 18 | 
| As third preference | 12 | 
| Total Offers Made | 30 | 
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 28 | 
| second preference offers | 2 | 
| third preference offers | 0 | 
| First preference v Offers | 1.04% | 
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 69 | 
| As First Preference | 26 | 
| As second preference | 28 | 
| As third preference | 15 | 
| Total Offers Made | 30 | 
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 25 | 
| second preference offers | 3 | 
| third preference offers | 2 | 
| First preference v Offers | 1.04% | 
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 53 | 
| As First Preference | 29 | 
| As second preference | 19 | 
| As third preference | 5 | 
| Total Offers Made | 30 | 
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 28 | 
| second preference offers | 1 | 
| third preference offers | 1 | 
| First preference v Offers | 1.00% | 
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 70 | 
| As First Preference | 27 | 
| As second preference | 24 | 
| As third preference | 19 | 
| Total Offers Made | 27 | 
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 27 | 
| second preference offers | 0 | 
| third preference offers | 0 | 
| My child is happy at this school. | |
| strongly agree |  71%  | 
| agree |  17%  | 
| disagree |  4%  | 
| strongly disagree |  4%  | 
| don't know |  4%  | 
| My child feels safe at this school. | |
| strongly agree |  67%  | 
| agree |  21%  | 
| disagree |  4%  | 
| strongly disagree |  8%  | 
| don't know |  0%  | 
| The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved. | |
| strongly agree |  50%  | 
| agree |  33%  | 
| disagree |  8%  | 
| strongly disagree |  8%  | 
| don't know |  0%  | 
| My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively. | |
| strongly agree |  17%  | 
| agree |  4%  | 
| disagree |  17%  | 
| strongly disagree |  8%  | 
| don't know |  4%  | 
| not applicable |  50%  | 
| The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year. | |
| strongly agree |  54%  | 
| agree |  38%  | 
| disagree |  4%  | 
| strongly disagree |  4%  | 
| don't know |  0%  | 
| When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly | |
| strongly agree |  42%  | 
| agree |  4%  | 
| disagree |  21%  | 
| strongly disagree |  8%  | 
| don't know |  4%  | 
| not applicable |  21%  | 
| Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)? | |
| yes |  0%  | 
| no |  0%  | 
| My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed. | |
| strongly agree |  0%  | 
| agree |  0%  | 
| disagree |  0%  | 
| strongly disagree |  0%  | 
| dont know | 0% | 
| The school has high expectations for my child. | |
| strongly agree |  58%  | 
| agree |  29%  | 
| disagree |  0%  | 
| strongly disagree |  4%  | 
| don't know |  8%  | 
| My child does well at this school. | |
| strongly agree |  63%  | 
| agree |  21%  | 
| disagree |  8%  | 
| strongly disagree |  4%  | 
| don't know |  4%  | 
| The school lets me know how my child is doing. | |
| strongly agree |  67%  | 
| agree |  29%  | 
| disagree |  0%  | 
| strongly disagree |  4%  | 
| don't know |  0%  | 
| There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school. | |
| strongly agree |  58%  | 
| agree |  38%  | 
| disagree |  0%  | 
| strongly disagree |  4%  | 
| don't know |  0%  | 
| My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school. | |
| strongly agree |  54%  | 
| agree |  38%  | 
| disagree |  8%  | 
| strongly disagree |  0%  | 
| don't know |  0%  | 
| The school supports my child's wider personal development. | |
| strongly agree |  58%  | 
| agree |  25%  | 
| disagree |  4%  | 
| strongly disagree |  8%  | 
| don't know |  4%  | 
| I would recommend this school to another parent. | |
| yes |  83%  | 
| no |  17%  | 
| time period | 2023-24 | 
| white british ethnic origin |  84.5%  | 
| pakistani ethnic origin |  4.1%  | 
| african ethnic origin |  2.7%  | 
| indian ethnic origin |  1.8%  | 
| chinese ethnic origin |  1.8%  | 
| white and black caribbean ethnic origin |  0.9%  | 
| white and black african ethnic origin |  0.9%  | 
| any other mixed background ethnic origin |  0.9%  | 
| bangladeshi ethnic origin |  0.9%  | 
| time period | 2022-23 | 
| white british ethnic origin |  86.5%  | 
| pakistani ethnic origin |  4.2%  | 
| chinese ethnic origin |  1.9%  | 
| any other mixed background ethnic origin |  1.4%  | 
| african ethnic origin |  1.4%  | 
| white and black caribbean ethnic origin |  0.9%  | 
| white and black african ethnic origin |  0.9%  | 
| bangladeshi ethnic origin |  0.9%  | 
| any other black background ethnic origin |  0.9%  | 
(0.21 mi)
Ofsted Rating: Good
Age: 4-11, Gender: Mixed
Address: Blackburn Road, , BB3 0AA
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Ofsted Rating: Good
Age: 11-18, Gender: Mixed
Address: Salisbury Road, , BB3 1HZ
(0.39 mi)
Ofsted Rating: Good
Age: 4-11, Gender: Mixed
Address: Durham Road, , BB3 1NN
(0.57 mi)
Ofsted Rating: Requires improvement
Age: 11-16, Gender: Mixed
Address: Blackburn Road, , BB3 0AL