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Queen Elizabeth's Primary School

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

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corporate_fareQEGS BLACKBURN ACADEMY TRUST

location_onBlackburn, BB2 6DF

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Ofsted

Unrated

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Expected Standard

45%

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Demand Ratio

0.7x

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Queen Elizabeth's Primary School is a Free schools primary school in Blackburn, serving ages 4-11. Ranks in the top 87% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Queen Elizabeth's Primary School is a free schools in Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of QEGS BLACKBURN ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 381 pupils on roll, of whom 17% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 45% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 2% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #45 of 51 primaries in Blackburn with Darwen and #12,612 of 14,143 nationally.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.7× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.1 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

45%

LA 61%

Reading63% LA 73%

Writing86% LA 70%

Maths54% LA 74%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

65%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading80% LA 70% · Eng 74%

Writing73% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths82% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 57%England 60%

Reading-% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing-% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths-% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA -0.5

Write

LA 0.0

Maths

LA -0.1

Ofsted History

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No inspection data

We couldn't find any historical Ofsted records for this specific school location.

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

0.3%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.3%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

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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 381 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.3%, which is below 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)	381	1	0.3%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	377	0	0.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	373	3	0.8%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	383	4	1.0%	0.7%	1
2023/24 (Autumn term)	381	3	0.8%	0.8%	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 24 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 18 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 9 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 7 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Visual Impairment 2 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils