Belthorn Academy Primary School is a primary school located in Blackburn. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 14/05/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.9%, which is 0.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Belthorn Road, Blackburn

School Information

Address: Belthorn Road, Blackburn, BB1 2NY
Website: www.belthornacademy.co.uk
Telephone: 0125455620
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Melanie Egan
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137512

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 14/05/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 236
Number of Pupils: 209
Number of Boys: 111
Number of Girls: 98

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.8 Confidence interval -3 to 1.4
Writing
Average: 0 Confidence interval -2 to 2
Maths
Average: 0.5 Confidence interval -1.4 to 2.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:77%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Belthorn Academy Primary School
Belthorn Road , Belthorn BB1 2NY 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Hoddlesden St Paul's Church of England Primary School
Hoddlesden St Paul's Ce Primary School , Bayne Street BB3 3NH 		4out of 4 2,332 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St James' Church of England Primary School
Off Stopes Brow , Lower Darwen BB3 0QP 		3out of 4 2,691 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Shadsworth Junior School
, Blackburn With Darwen BB1 2ET 		3out of 4 2,912 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Lower Darwen Primary School
Milking Lane , Lower Darwen BB3 0RB 		3out of 4 3,039 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Darwen Vale High School
Blackburn Road , BB3 0AL 		2out of 4 2,955 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Newfield School
Old Bank Lane , Off Shadsworth Road BB1 2PW 		4out of 4 3,135 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Lower Pastures
Broadhead Road , BB3 3QP 		- not rated 3,205 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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