Daisyfield Primary School

Blackburn with DarwenCommunity school

Clinton Street, Blackburn, BB1 5LB

Headteacher: Mrs Lisa BanksSchool website ↗Pupils: 295 (capacity: 316)
Ofsted Good
Inspected October 2023
Oversubscribed
83% of first-choice applicants offered a place
78%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected October 2023
83%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 11 October 2023Full 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.
78.0%
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%.
12.0%
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 95%·Writing 85%·Maths 85%All three 78%
Reading
Expected95%
Exceeding54%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected85%
Exceeding15%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected85%
Exceeding41%
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?
39
How many families wanted this school first?
40
How many got their first choice?
33of 40 (82.5%)
How many applied in total?
104

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
24.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
100.0%
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).
12.0%
Boys and girls
46%girls·54%boys
136 girls, 159 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 78% (2022/23), currently 78%

* 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
2015/1646.0%3.0%0.0-0.2-0.1
2016/1770.0%8.0%+1.0+0.4+3.1
2017/1875.0%15.0%+0.4+1.3+4.0
2018/1963.0%3.0%+0.4+0.2+1.0
2022/2378.0%8.0%+2.6+2.2+5.5
2023/2475.0%10.0%---
2024/2578.0%12.0%---