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St Edward's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn

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

person Mrs Vannessa Knowles (Headteacher)

location_onDarwen, BB3 0AA

language Visit Website phone 1254701616

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

195

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Expected Standard

70%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Edward's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Darwen, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 28% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Edward's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn is a voluntary aided school in Darwen, Blackburn with Darwen, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 195 pupils on roll.

In 2024, 70% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #31 of 54 primaries in Blackburn with Darwen and #7,415 of 15,713 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. 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 20.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 20.4%.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.2 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading77% LA 70% · Eng 74%

Writing73% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths70% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading86% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing71% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths82% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.2

Read

LA -0.5

-1.3 to 3.6

-0.5

Write

LA 0.0

-2.9 to 1.9

0.1

Maths

LA -0.1

-2.2 to 2.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading71% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing81% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths87% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.5

Read

LA 0.4

-3.7 to 0.6

1.3

Write

LA 0.4

-0.8 to 3.3

0.7

Maths

LA 0.8

-1.2 to 2.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 62%

Reading71% LA 73%

Writing64% LA 75%

Maths68% LA 76%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.4

Read

LA 0.1

-2.6 to 1.8

-1.2

Write

LA 0.4

-3.3 to 0.9

-2.4

Maths

LA 0.6

-4.4 to -0.4

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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
2024	#7,415 / 15,713	#31	#4,358	#1
2023	#9,206 / 15,253	#35	#1	#6,988
2019	#6,913 / 13,571	#34	#1	#6,429
2018	#10,486 / 12,625	#45	#1	#9,691

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

31 March 2024

Inspection Report

22 January 2020

Inspection Report

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08 June 2016

Inspection Report

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11 March 2014

Inspection Report

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19 January 2011

Inspection Report

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11 May 2010

Inspection Report

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13 May 2009

Inspection Report

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22 May 2008

Inspection Report

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12 March 2007

Inspection Report

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01 December 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-06-08

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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2014-03-11

None Legacy

Requires improvement

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

0.5%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(1 pupils)

Summer term 2024

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.063% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 203 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.5%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2023/24 (Summer term)	203	1	0.5%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	199	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Summer term)	196	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	195	3	1.5%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	198	1	0.5%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	203	2	1.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	204	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	204	1	0.5%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	209	1	0.5%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	209	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	207	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	206	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	206	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	204	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	204	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	209	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	207	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	206	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	204	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	206	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	204	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	204	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	205	0	0.0%	0.5%