Griffin Park Primary School

Blackburn with DarwenCommunity school

Cavendish Place, Blackburn, BB2 2PN

Headteacher: Mr David ChapmanSchool website ↗Pupils: 234 (capacity: 210)
Ofsted Good
Inspected May 2022
Oversubscribed
88% of first-choice applicants offered a place
75%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected May 2022
88%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 17 May 2022Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Good across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
75.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
4.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 79%·Writing 79%·Maths 89%All three 75%
Reading
Expected79%
Exceeding25%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected79%
Exceeding25%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected89%
Exceeding32%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
30
How many families wanted this school first?
32
How many got their first choice?
28of 32 (87.5%)
How many applied in total?
65

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
39.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
21.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
21.0%
Boys and girls
50%girls·50%boys
117 girls, 117 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 75% (2017/18), currently 75%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1643.0%7.0%-0.8+3.7-2.3
2016/1750.0%0.0%-3.2+0.8-5.2
2017/1875.0%18.0%+2.7+3.8+2.0
2018/1967.0%3.0%-0.5+2.1-1.2
2022/2347.0%0.0%-2.5+1.2-1.5
2023/2471.0%4.0%---
2024/2575.0%4.0%---
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