Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England 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 19/09/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is well above average, progress in reading and progress in writing are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.8%, which is 0.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Newton Street, Blackburn

School Information

Address: Newton Street, Blackburn, BB1 1NE
Website: www.stthomasblackburn.org.uk/
Telephone: 0125454706
School Type: Voluntary controlled school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Blackburn with Darwen
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Carolyn Morris
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119355

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 19/09/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 460
Number of Boys: 228
Number of Girls: 232

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.5 Confidence interval -1.1 to 2.1
Writing
Average: -0.1 Confidence interval -1.6 to 1.4
Maths
Well Above Average: 3.6 Confidence interval 2.2 to 5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:60%
England Average:65%

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

School:12%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Brunel Nursery School
Cambridge Street , BB1 1ES 		3out of 4 762 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Ashworth Nursery School
Addison Close , BB2 1QU 		4out of 4 2,273 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Longshaw Nursery School
Crosby Road , BB2 3NF 		3out of 4 2,636 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary School
Newton Street , BB1 1NE 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
St Matthew's Church of England Primary School
Withers Street , BB1 1DF 		3out of 4 704 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Audley Junior School
Queen's Park Road , BB1 1SE 		3out of 4 780 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Audley Infant School
Queens Park Road , BB1 1SE 		3out of 4 780 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
Trinity Street , BB1 5BN 		3out of 4 984 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Our Lady and St John Catholic College
North Road , BB1 1PY 		2out of 4 890 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Blackburn Central High School
Haslingden Road , BB2 3HJ 		- not rated 1,172 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School
Sumner Street , BB2 2LD 		4out of 4 1,968 yd Free schools No Boys More About School
St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy
Duckworth Street , BB2 2JR 		3out of 4 2,341 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Pleckgate High School
Pleckgate Road , BB1 8QA 		4out of 4 3,091 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Blackburn College
Blackburn College , Harrison Centre BB2 1LH 		- not rated 1,907 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Mary's College
Shear Brow , BB1 8DX 		- not rated 2,310 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School
West Park Road , BB2 6DF 		2out of 4 2,482 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Al Islah Girls' High School
108 Audley Range , BB1 1TF 		- not rated 537 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Jamiatul-Ilm Wal-Huda UK School
30 Moss Street , BB1 5JT 		- not rated 934 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Crosshill Special School
Haslingden Rd , BB2 3HJ 		- not rated 1,280 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Rawdhatul Uloom Islamic Primary School
184 Whalley Old Rd , BB1 5NZ 		- not rated 1,338 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Newfield School
Old Bank Lane , Off Shadsworth Road BB1 2PW 		4out of 4 1,380 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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