St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School, Feniscowles, Blackburn

Blackburn with DarwenVoluntary aided school

Preston Old Road, Feniscowles, Blackburn, BB2 5EP

Headteacher: Mr Gary FosterSchool website ↗Pupils: 214 (capacity: 210)
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
83% of first-choice applicants offered a place
59%
Reading, Writing & Maths
83%
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.
59.0%
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%.
6.0%
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 78%·Writing 78%·Maths 72%All three 59%
Reading
Expected78%
Exceeding16%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected78%
Exceeding16%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected72%
Exceeding6%
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?
30
How many families wanted this school first?
35
How many got their first choice?
29of 35 (82.9%)
How many applied in total?
100

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
19.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
0.0%
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).
16.0%
Boys and girls
52%girls·48%boys
111 girls, 103 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 81% (2022/23), currently 59%

* 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
2015/1655.0%0.0%-0.8+0.9-1.0
2016/1764.0%8.0%-1.8-1.9-2.9
2017/1871.0%13.0%-0.3-1.8-0.1
2018/1969.0%7.0%+0.1-2.9-2.4
2022/2381.0%16.0%+1.3+1.4+0.5
2023/2476.0%3.0%---
2024/2559.0%6.0%---