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St Charles' RC School

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

personMr Patrick Kennedy

location_onBlackburn, BB1 4HT

language Visit Website phone 1254886110

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2025

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Students

172

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Expected Standard

55%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Charles' RC School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Blackburn, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 69% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Charles' RC School is a voluntary aided school in Blackburn, Lancashire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 146 pupils on roll, of whom 16% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 55% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 14% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #346 of 465 primaries in Lancashire and #12,014 of 15,231 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. 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 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.3 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

55%

LA 59%

Reading68% LA 73%

Writing68% LA 69%

Maths59% LA 72%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading76% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing72% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths72% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

47%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading63% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing67% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths60% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.9

Read

LA -0.2

-5.2 to -0.7

-0.6

Write

LA 0.1

-2.7 to 1.6

-2.1

Maths

LA -0.3

-4.2 to 0.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

77%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading82% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing82% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths86% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.7

Read

LA -0.2

-4.3 to 0.9

-1.2

Write

LA 0.1

-3.6 to 1.1

0.3

Maths

LA -0.2

-1.9 to 2.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 65%

Reading71% LA 76%

Writing82% LA 78%

Maths79% LA 75%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.5

Read

LA 0.1

-2.8 to 1.8

0.8

Write

LA 0.1

-1.4 to 3

0.7

Maths

LA 0.0

-1.3 to 2.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

25 March 2025

Inspection Report

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28 January 2020

Inspection Report

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17 November 2015

Inspection Report

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16 January 2012

Inspection Report

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10 June 2009

Inspection Report

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31 January 2006

Inspection Report

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16 October 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2025-03-25

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2015-11-17

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2012-01-16

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2009-06-10

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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

0.7%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.7%(1 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 146 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.7%, 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)	146	1	0.7%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	148	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	163	2	1.2%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	161	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	161	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	175	2	1.1%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	172	5	2.9%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	172	2	1.2%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	174	4	2.3%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	175	3	1.7%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	173	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	173	2	1.2%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	174	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	173	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	162	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	162	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	165	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	176	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	179	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	177	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	183	1	0.5%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	184	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	186	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	185	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	189	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	189	4	2.1%	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 10 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 8 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 6 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils