Griffin Park Primary School is a primary school located in Blackburn. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness good, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 20/06/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are average, The overall pupil absence from this school is 5%, which is 1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Cavendish Place, Blackburn

School Information

Address: Cavendish Place, Blackburn, BB2 2PN
Website: www.griffinparkprimary.co.uk/
Telephone: 0125457724
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Blackburn with Darwen
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Catherine Clayton-Young
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119116

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 20/06/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 225
Number of Boys: 113
Number of Girls: 112

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5% 4%
Persistent absence: 15.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
N/A: -0.5 Confidence interval -2.8 to 1.7
Writing
N/A: 2.1 Confidence interval 0 to 4.1
Maths
Average: -1.2 Confidence interval -3.1 to 0.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:67%
England Average:65%

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

School:3%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ashworth Nursery School
Addison Close , BB2 1QU 		4out of 4 1,012 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Longshaw Nursery School
Crosby Road , BB2 3NF 		3out of 4 1,958 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Brunel Nursery School
Cambridge Street , BB1 1ES 		3out of 4 2,228 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Griffin Park Primary School
Cavendish Place , BB2 2PN 		2out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn
Hawkins Street , BB2 2RY 		3out of 4 556 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St Luke and St Philips Church of England Primary School
Hancock Street , BB2 2LZ 		3out of 4 660 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England Academy
Norfolk Street , Mill Hill BB2 4EW 		2out of 4 776 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Wensley Fold CofE Primary Academy
Manor Road , BB2 6LX 		4out of 4 941 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Witton Park Academy
Buncer Lane , BB2 6TD 		3out of 4 583 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy
Duckworth Street , BB2 2JR 		3out of 4 653 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School
Sumner Street , BB2 2LD 		4out of 4 1,030 yd Free schools No Boys More About School
Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School
Preston New Road , BB2 7AD 		4out of 4 1,781 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn
Green Lane , BB2 4SR 		3out of 4 1,932 yd Voluntary aided school 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 1,323 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Mary's College
Shear Brow , BB1 8DX 		- not rated 2,596 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 1,621 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Dar Ul Madinah
Granville Road , Blackburn BB2 6HD 		- not rated 1,374 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Noorul Uloom
Park Lee Rd , Blackburn BB2 3NY 		- not rated 1,918 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Markazul Uloom
Park Lee Road , BB2 3NY 		- not rated 1,918 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Crosshill Special School
Haslingden Rd , BB2 3HJ 		- not rated 2,276 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Heights Free School
Heys Lane , BB2 4NW 		3out of 4 2,298 yd Free schools alternative provision No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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