St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn

Blackburn with DarwenVoluntary aided school

Hawkins Street, Blackburn, BB2 2RY

Headteacher: Mrs Ann-Marie O'NeillSchool website ↗Pupils: 417 (capacity: 450)
Ofsted inspected
Inspected November 2024
Oversubscribed
97% of first-choice applicants offered a place
56%
Reading, Writing & Maths
inspected
Inspected November 2024
97%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 19 November 2024Full report ↗

Not rated

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

Quality of Teaching
Good
Behaviour in School
Good
Pupils' Wider Development
Good
School Leadership
Good

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.
56.0%
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 71%·Writing 63%·Maths 68%All three 56%
Reading
Expected71%
Exceeding34%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected63%
Exceeding12%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected68%
Exceeding31%
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?
59
How many families wanted this school first?
60
How many got their first choice?
58of 60 (96.7%)
How many applied in total?
97

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
32.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
14.0%
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
47%girls·53%boys
198 girls, 219 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

→ Peaked at 75% (2018/19), currently 56%

* 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
2015/1658.0%3.0%+0.4+1.2+0.1
2016/1773.0%7.0%+0.7-0.5+0.1
2017/1871.0%5.0%+1.50.0+1.7
2018/1975.0%10.0%+2.60.0+2.0
2022/2362.0%5.0%+0.4+0.3+1.4
2023/2455.0%5.0%---
2024/2556.0%10.0%---