Holy Souls Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn 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 21/09/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are average, progress in writing is well below 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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Wilworth Crescent, Blackburn

School Information

Address: Wilworth Crescent, Blackburn, BB1 8QN
Website: www.holysouls.co.uk
Telephone: 01254249892
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Blackburn with Darwen
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Danielle Ellison
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119517

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 21/09/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 210
Number of Boys: 102
Number of Girls: 108

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: 1.5 Confidence interval -0.8 to 3.7
Writing
Well Below Average: -3.5 Confidence interval -5.6 to -1.5
Maths
Average: 1.2 Confidence interval -0.8 to 3.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:63%
England Average:65%

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

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
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
Ashworth Nursery School
Addison Close , BB2 1QU
4out of 4 2,819 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Brunel Nursery School
Cambridge Street , BB1 1ES
3out of 4 2,982 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Holy Souls Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
Wilworth Crescent , BB1 8QN
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School
Wilworth Crescent , BB1 8QN
4out of 4 105 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Roe Lee Park Primary School
Emerald Avenue , BB1 9RP
3out of 4 770 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Cedars Primary School
St. James's Road , BB1 8HQ
3out of 4 972 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Lammack Primary School
Lammack Road , BB1 8LH
3out of 4 1,164 yd Community 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 4 434 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School
Preston New Road , BB2 7AD
4out of 4 2,866 yd Academy converter No Girls 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 1,209 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Blackburn College
Blackburn College , Harrison Centre BB2 1LH
- not rated 2,649 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 2,173 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 1,023 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Islamiyah School
Willow Street , Little Harwood BB1 5NQ
- not rated 1,369 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Rawdhatul Uloom Islamic Primary School
184 Whalley Old Rd , BB1 5NZ
- not rated 1,821 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Jamiatul-Ilm Wal-Huda UK School
30 Moss Street , BB1 5JT
- not rated 2,253 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Dar Ul Madinah
Granville Road , Blackburn BB2 6HD
- not rated 2,507 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.