Meadowhead 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 requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 15/03/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in reading is below average, progress in maths is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.1%, which is 1.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Anglesey Street, Blackburn

School Information

Address: Anglesey Street, Blackburn, BB2 4QG
Website: http://www.meadowheadjuniors.co.uk
Telephone: 01254209871
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Blackburn with Darwen
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Allison Chadwick
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119121

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 15/03/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 240
Number of Pupils: 211
Number of Boys: 108
Number of Girls: 103

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 16.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.8 Confidence interval -3.4 to -0.2
Writing
Average: 1.2 Confidence interval -0.3 to 2.6
Maths
Well Below Average: -3.2 Confidence interval -4.5 to -1.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:50%
England Average:65%

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

School:2%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:100
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 1,677 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Ashworth Nursery School
Addison Close , BB2 1QU 		4out of 4 2,407 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Brunel Nursery School
Cambridge Street , BB1 1ES 		3out of 4 3,164 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Meadowhead Junior School
Anglesey Street , BB2 4QG 		2out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Meadowhead Infant School
Shorrock Lane , BB2 4TT 		3out of 4 222 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England Academy
Norfolk Street , Mill Hill BB2 4EW 		2out of 4 789 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn
Hawkins Street , BB2 2RY 		3out of 4 957 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Livesey Saint Francis' Church of England School
Cherry Tree Lane , Cherry Tree BB2 5NX 		3out of 4 1,364 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn
Green Lane , BB2 4SR 		3out of 4 750 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Witton Park Academy
Buncer Lane , BB2 6TD 		3out of 4 1,612 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy
Duckworth Street , BB2 2JR 		3out of 4 1,885 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School
Sumner Street , BB2 2LD 		4out of 4 2,065 yd Free schools No Boys More About School
Blackburn Central High School
Haslingden Road , BB2 3HJ 		- not rated 2,898 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 2,640 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 3,071 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Heights Free School
Heys Lane , BB2 4NW 		3out of 4 954 yd Free schools alternative provision No Mixed More About School
Eden School
Heys Lane , BB2 4NW 		2out of 4 954 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
Noorul Uloom
Park Lee Rd , Blackburn BB2 3NY 		- not rated 2,147 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Markazul Uloom
Park Lee Road , BB2 3NY 		- not rated 2,147 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Crosshill Special School
Haslingden Rd , BB2 3HJ 		- not rated 2,770 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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