Ashleigh Primary School

Blackburn with DarwenFoundation school

Ross Street, Darwen, BB3 2JT

Headteacher: Mr Ian MatthewsSchool website ↗Pupils: 212 (capacity: 236)
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
97% of first-choice applicants offered a place
66%
Reading, Writing & Maths
97%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

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.
66.0%
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%.
7.0%
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 66%·Writing 86%·Maths 86%All three 66%
Reading
Expected66%
Exceeding21%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected86%
Exceeding21%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected86%
Exceeding24%
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?
35
How many families wanted this school first?
36
How many got their first choice?
35of 36 (97.2%)
How many applied in total?
101

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
28.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
7.0%
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).
10.0%
Boys and girls
53%girls·47%boys
113 girls, 99 boys

Location

Loading map...

Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 80% (2018/19), currently 66%

* 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
2015/1637.0%0.0%-1.9+2.3+2.6
2016/1764.0%7.0%+2.1+1.4+2.4
2017/1871.0%3.0%+1.3-1.1+1.9
2018/1980.0%14.0%+4.1+1.9+2.5
2022/2366.0%14.0%-0.1+1.4+1.8
2023/2474.0%6.0%---
2024/2566.0%7.0%---
Ashleigh Primary School | Blackburn with Darwen | SchoolCompare