Longshaw Community Junior 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 09/05/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is above average, progress in reading and progress in writing are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.2%, which is 1.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Park Lee Road, Blackburn

School Information

Address: Park Lee Road, Blackburn, BB2 3NX
Website: http://www.longshawjunior.org
Telephone: 01254296450
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Blackburn with Darwen
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Paul Hawthornthwaite
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119119

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 09/05/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 360
Number of Pupils: 343
Number of Boys: 163
Number of Girls: 180

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.9 Confidence interval -0.5 to 2.4
Writing
Average: -0.3 Confidence interval -1.6 to 1
Maths
Above Average: 1.9 Confidence interval 0.7 to 3.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:77%
England Average:65%

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

School:4%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Longshaw Nursery School
Crosby Road , BB2 3NF
3out of 4 491 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Brunel Nursery School
Cambridge Street , BB1 1ES
3out of 4 1,637 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Ashworth Nursery School
Addison Close , BB2 1QU
4out of 4 1,904 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Longshaw Community Junior School
Park Lee Road , BB2 3NX
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Longshaw Infant School
Crosby Road , BB2 3NF
3out of 4 631 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
Holmbrook Close , BB2 3UG
3out of 4 936 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
Bennington Street , BB2 3HP
3out of 4 1,016 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Luke and St Philips Church of England Primary School
Hancock Street , BB2 2LZ
3out of 4 1,118 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Blackburn Central High School
Haslingden Road , BB2 3HJ
- not rated 1,102 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School
Sumner Street , BB2 2LD
4out of 4 1,162 yd Free schools No Boys More About School
St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy
Duckworth Street , BB2 2JR
3out of 4 1,412 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Our Lady and St John Catholic College
North Road , BB1 1PY
2out of 4 2,265 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Witton Park Academy
Buncer Lane , BB2 6TD
3out of 4 2,284 yd Academy converter 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 1,849 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Mary's College
Shear Brow , BB1 8DX
- not rated 3,234 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 2,610 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Noorul Uloom
Park Lee Rd , Blackburn BB2 3NY
- not rated 318 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Markazul Uloom
Park Lee Road , BB2 3NY
- not rated 318 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Crosshill Special School
Haslingden Rd , BB2 3HJ
- not rated 974 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Al Islah Girls' High School
108 Audley Range , BB1 1TF
- not rated 1,669 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
The Heights Free School
Heys Lane , BB2 4NW
3out of 4 1,949 yd Free schools alternative provision No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.