Meadowhead Junior School

Blackburn with DarwenCommunity school

Anglesey Street, Blackburn, BB2 4QG

Headteacher: Mr Jason NewshamSchool website ↗Pupils: 216 (capacity: 240)
Ofsted Good
Inspected September 2019
40%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected September 2019

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 24 September 2019Full 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.
40.0%
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%.
0.0%
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 60%·Writing 63%·Maths 57%All three 40%
Reading
Expected60%
Exceeding14%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected63%
Exceeding9%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected57%
Exceeding7%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
66.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
10.0%
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).
22.0%
Boys and girls
48%girls·52%boys
104 girls, 112 boys

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 67% (2016/17), currently 40%

* 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
2015/1638.0%0.0%-3.7+1.6-2.5
2016/1767.0%11.0%+1.1+2.4+0.4
2017/1859.0%5.0%+1.6+2.90.0
2018/1950.0%2.0%-1.8+1.2-3.2
2022/2354.0%4.0%+0.8-1.1-1.4
2023/2445.0%2.0%---
2024/2540.0%0.0%---