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St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School, Feniscowles, Blackburn

Details

Age Range5-11 years
GenderMixed
TypeMaintained school, Voluntary aided school
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
Local AuthorityBlackburn with Darwen
AddressPreston Old Road, BB2 5EP
School Websitewww.stpaulsfeniscowles.co.uk
Telephone1254201495
URN119649

School Census

Total 215
Girls/Boys 110/105
Girls/Boys Ratio 51.2%/48.8%
% pupils where English not first language 0.5%
No. pupils eligible for free school meals 14
Percentage of eligible pupils with SEN support 10.2%

Ofsted Ratings

Ofsted Inspections

The latest Ofsted inspection was on 08/10/2015 and the overall effectiveness rating was Good.

Start DateOfsted Rating
08/10/2015 Good
25/09/2013 Requires improvement
Inspection Date 08/10/2015
Quality of Education No Judgement
Behaviour and Attitudes No Judgement
Personal Development No Judgement
Effectiveness of Leadership and Management Good
Inspection Date 25/09/2013
Quality of Education No Judgement
Behaviour and Attitudes No Judgement
Personal Development No Judgement
Effectiveness of Leadership and Management Requires improvement
Ofsted Inspection Timeline
Inspection DateInspection TypeInspection Report
11 February 2025School inspectionView
28 January 2020School inspectionView
08 October 2015Full inspection: GoodView
27 November 2013Monitoring visitView
25 September 2013Full inspection: Requires ImprovementView
09 January 2012Interim assessmentView
24 September 2008Full inspection: GoodView
05 October 2005Full inspection: GoodView
20 September 1999Full inspectionView

Primary Results

Primary Results 2024
TypeScore
Pupils meeting the expected standard76%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard3%
Reading105
Maths104
Reading Progress-
Writing Progress-
Maths Progress-
Primary Results 2023
TypeScore
Pupils meeting the expected standard81
Pupils achieving at a higher standard16
Reading108
Maths106
Reading Progress1.3
Writing Progress1.4
Maths Progress0.5
Primary Results 2019
TypeScore
Pupils meeting the expected standard69%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard7%
Reading106
Maths104
Reading Progress0.1
Writing Progress-2.9
Maths Progress-2.4
Primary Results 2018
TypeScore
Pupils meeting the expected standard71%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard13%
Reading106
Maths105
Reading Progress-0.3
Writing Progress-1.8
Maths Progress-0.1

Primary Admissions

First preference v Offers 1.43%
Total Applications101
As First Preference43
As second preference31
As third preference27
Total Offers Made30
first preference offers30
second preference offers0
third preference offers0
First preference v Offers 1.23%
Total Applications87
As First Preference37
As second preference35
As third preference15
Total Offers Made30
first preference offers30
second preference offers0
third preference offers0
First preference v Offers 1.00%
Total Applications70
As First Preference25
As second preference30
As third preference15
Total Offers Made25
first preference offers25
second preference offers0
third preference offers0
First preference v Offers 1.10%
Total Applications75
As First Preference33
As second preference26
As third preference16
Total Offers Made30
first preference offers30
second preference offers0
third preference offers0
First preference v Offers 1.07%
Total Applications74
As First Preference31
As second preference24
As third preference19
Total Offers Made30
first preference offers29
second preference offers1
third preference offers0
First preference v Offers 1.14%
Total Applications78
As First Preference33
As second preference30
As third preference15
Total Offers Made30
first preference offers29
second preference offers1
third preference offers0
First preference v Offers 1.00%
Total Applications64
As First Preference27
As second preference23
As third preference14
Total Offers Made27
first preference offers27
second preference offers0
third preference offers0
First preference v Offers 1.35%
Total Applications93
As First Preference35
As second preference36
As third preference22
Total Offers Made29
first preference offers26
second preference offers2
third preference offers1
First preference v Offers 1.13%
Total Applications90
As First Preference34
As second preference41
As third preference15
Total Offers Made30
first preference offers30
second preference offers0
third preference offers0
First preference v Offers 1.07%
Total Applications75
As First Preference30
As second preference29
As third preference16
Total Offers Made30
first preference offers28
second preference offers2
third preference offers0
First preference v Offers 1.00%
Total Applications83
As First Preference23
As second preference34
As third preference26
Total Offers Made26
first preference offers23
second preference offers2
third preference offers1

Ethnicity

time period 2023-24
white british ethnic origin
96.3%
white and asian ethnic origin
0.9%
time period 2022-23
white british ethnic origin
94.4%
any other mixed background ethnic origin
2.3%
white and asian ethnic origin
0.9%

Nearby Schools

Feniscowles Primary School

(0.22 mi)

Ofsted Rating: Good

Age: 4-11, Gender: Mixed

Address: Livesey Branch Road, , BB2 5EG

Livesey Saint Francis' Church of England School

(0.47 mi)

Ofsted Rating: Requires improvement

Age: 5-11, Gender: Mixed

Address: Cherry Tree Lane, , BB2 5NX