Rishton St Peter and St Paul's Church of England Primary 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 23/05/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is below average, progress in reading and progress in writing are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.6%, which is 0.4 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Arundel Street, Blackburn, BB1 4DT
Website: www.st-peter-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01254884522
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Sara Clarkson
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119427

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 23/05/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 175
Number of Boys: 86
Number of Girls: 89

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -4 Confidence interval -6.3 to -1.7
Writing
Well Below Average: -2.6 Confidence interval -4.7 to -0.5
Maths
Below Average: -2.6 Confidence interval -4.6 to -0.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:57%
England Average:65%

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

School:4%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Rishton St Peter and St Paul's Church of England Primary School
Arundel Street , Rishton BB1 4DT
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Charles' RC School
Knowles Street , Rishton BB1 4HT
3out of 4 495 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Rishton Methodist Primary School
George Street , Rishton BB1 4JF
3out of 4 692 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
St Wulstan's Catholic Primary School, Great Harwood
Rushton Street , BB6 7JQ
3out of 4 1,716 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Great Harwood Primary School
Rushton Street , Great Harwood BB6 7JQ
3out of 4 1,716 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Hyndburn Academy
Stourton Street , Rishton BB1 4ED
1out of 4 177 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.