St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn

Blackburn with DarwenVoluntary aided school

Bennington Street, Blackburn, BB2 3HP

Headteacher: Mrs A ThomsonSchool website ↗Pupils: 204 (capacity: 210)
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
63%
Reading, Writing & Maths
100%
First-choice offer rate

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.
63.0%
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%.
10.0%
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 77%·Writing 70%·Maths 87%All three 63%
Reading
Expected77%
Exceeding37%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected70%
Exceeding10%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected87%
Exceeding27%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

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

This school is not oversubscribed.
Supply meets demand.
How many places were offered?
27
How many families wanted this school first?
26
How many got their first choice?
26of 26 (100.0%)
How many applied in total?
83

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
47.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
20.0%
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).
7.0%
Boys and girls
47%girls·53%boys
95 girls, 109 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 72% (2022/23), currently 63%

* 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%0.0%-1.3-0.8+4.1
2016/1767.0%0.0%-0.7-1.0+1.8
2017/1841.0%3.0%-2.4-0.3+1.7
2018/1960.0%3.0%-2.4+0.8+1.3
2022/2372.0%14.0%+1.0+2.7+4.3
2023/2470.0%7.0%---
2024/2563.0%10.0%---
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