Blackburn Primary School is a primary school located in Rotherham. 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 11/05/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is above average, progress in reading and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.3%, which is 0.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Baring Road, Rotherham, S61 2BU
Website: http://www.blackburnprimaryschool.org.uk/
Telephone: 01709740412
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Rotherham
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Mark Bennett
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 106834

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 11/05/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 364
Number of Pupils: 252
Number of Boys: 152
Number of Girls: 100

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: -0.7 Confidence interval -2.4 to 1.1
Writing
Above Average: 1.8 Confidence interval 0.1 to 3.4
Maths
Average: 0.5 Confidence interval -1 to 2.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:73%
England Average:65%

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

School:8%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
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
Blackburn Primary School
Baring Road , Blackburn S61 2BU 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Wincobank Nursery and Infant School
Newman Road , S9 1LU 		3out of 4 1,407 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Meadow View Primary School
Meadowhall Road , Kimberworth S61 2JD 		3out of 4 1,533 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Concord Junior School
Fife Street , S9 1NR 		2out of 4 1,561 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
St Bede's Catholic Primary School
Wortley Road , Kimberworth S61 1PD 		3out of 4 1,795 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Winterhill School
High Street , Kimberworth S61 2BD 		3out of 4 1,539 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Firth Park Academy
Fircroft Avenue , S5 0SD 		3out of 4 2,072 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Longley Park Sixth Form
Horninglow Road , S5 6SG 		- not rated 2,985 yd Academy 16-19 converter No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hinde House 2-16 School
Shiregreen Lane , S5 6AG 		3out of 4 1,431 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Abbey School
Little Common Lane , Kimberworth S61 2RA 		4out of 4 1,095 yd Academy special sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Kelford School
Oakdale Road , Kimberworth S61 2NU 		3out of 4 1,962 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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