Our Lady of Perpetual Succour 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 23/03/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is well above average, progress in reading and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.3%, which is 1.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Holmbrook Close, Blackburn

School Information

Address: Holmbrook Close, Blackburn, BB2 3UG
Website: www.ourladysprimary.org.uk/
Telephone: 0125459420
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Blackburn with Darwen
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Martina Staffa
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119512

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 23/03/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 176
Number of Boys: 84
Number of Girls: 92

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 16.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 1.3 Confidence interval -1.5 to 4.1
Writing
Well Above Average: 2.7 Confidence interval 0.2 to 5.3
Maths
Average: 1.7 Confidence interval -0.7 to 4.1

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:11%
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
Longshaw Nursery School
Crosby Road , BB2 3NF
3out of 4 536 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Brunel Nursery School
Cambridge Street , BB1 1ES
3out of 4 2,420 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Ashworth Nursery School
Addison Close , BB2 1QU
4out of 4 2,830 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
Holmbrook Close , BB2 3UG
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Longshaw Infant School
Crosby Road , BB2 3NF
3out of 4 348 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary
Jack Walker Way , Fernhurst Farm BB2 4JJ
4out of 4 755 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Longshaw Community Junior School
Park Lee Road , BB2 3NX
3out of 4 936 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Lower Darwen Primary School
Milking Lane , Lower Darwen BB3 0RB
3out of 4 1,020 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Darwen Vale High School
Blackburn Road , BB3 0AL
2out of 4 1,490 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Blackburn Central High School
Haslingden Road , BB2 3HJ
- not rated 1,658 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School
Sumner Street , BB2 2LD
4out of 4 2,094 yd Free schools No Boys More About School
St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy
Duckworth Street , BB2 2JR
3out of 4 2,312 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Our Lady and St John Catholic College
North Road , BB1 1PY
2out of 4 2,603 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 2,785 yd Further education Not Applicable 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 1,023 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Markazul Uloom
Park Lee Road , BB2 3NY
- not rated 1,023 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Crosshill Special School
Haslingden Rd , BB2 3HJ
- not rated 1,558 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Heights Free School
Heys Lane , BB2 4NW
3out of 4 1,700 yd Free schools alternative provision No Mixed More About School
Eden School
Heys Lane , BB2 4NW
2out of 4 1,700 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.