Cedars 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 20/11/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is well above average, progress in reading and progress in maths are above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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St. James's Road, Blackburn

School Information

Address: St. James's Road, Blackburn, BB1 8HQ
Website: www.cedarsprimaryschool.co.uk
Telephone: 01254261609
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Blackburn with Darwen
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Nicola Truman
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119222

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 20/11/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 358
Number of Boys: 171
Number of Girls: 187

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 1.9 Confidence interval 0.2 to 3.5
Writing
Well Above Average: 3.9 Confidence interval 2.4 to 5.4
Maths
Above Average: 1.9 Confidence interval 0.4 to 3.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:62%
England Average:65%

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

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
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 2,039 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Ashworth Nursery School
Addison Close , BB2 1QU
4out of 4 2,200 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cedars Primary School
St. James's Road , BB1 8HQ
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Brookhouse Primary School
Troy Street , BB1 6NY
3out of 4 506 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St James' Church of England Primary School Blackburn
Earl Street , BB1 8EG
3out of 4 790 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St Stephen's Church of England Primary School
Robinson Street , BB1 5PE
3out of 4 964 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Holy Souls Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
Wilworth Crescent , BB1 8QN
3out of 4 972 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Pleckgate High School
Pleckgate Road , BB1 8QA
4out of 4 1,049 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School
Sumner Street , BB2 2LD
4out of 4 2,582 yd Free schools No Boys More About School
St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy
Duckworth Street , BB2 2JR
3out of 4 2,693 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School
Preston New Road , BB2 7AD
4out of 4 2,766 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
Blackburn Central High School
Haslingden Road , BB2 3HJ
- not rated 2,914 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Mary's College
Shear Brow , BB1 8DX
- not rated 768 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Blackburn College
Blackburn College , Harrison Centre BB2 1LH
- not rated 1,938 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 1,728 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Thomas's Centre
Hawthorn Street , BB1 9TH
4out of 4 118 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Islamiyah School
Willow Street , Little Harwood BB1 5NQ
- not rated 641 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Rawdhatul Uloom Islamic Primary School
184 Whalley Old Rd , BB1 5NZ
- not rated 921 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Jamiatul-Ilm Wal-Huda UK School
30 Moss Street , BB1 5JT
- not rated 1,327 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Dar Ul Madinah
Granville Road , Blackburn BB2 6HD
- not rated 2,137 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.