Salesbury 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 22/05/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are average, progress in maths is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.7%, which is 1.3 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Lovely Hall Lane, Blackburn

School Information

Address: Lovely Hall Lane, Blackburn, BB1 9EQ
Website: www.salesbury.lancs.sch.uk
Telephone: 01254244580
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Clare Berryman
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119807

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 22/05/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 306
Number of Pupils: 299
Number of Boys: 155
Number of Girls: 144

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 2.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.3 Confidence interval -2.3 to 1.7
Writing
Average: 0.2 Confidence interval -1.6 to 2.1
Maths
Below Average: -2.1 Confidence interval -3.8 to -0.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:69%
England Average:65%

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

School:11%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Salesbury Church of England Primary School
Lovely Hall Lane , Salesbury BB1 9EQ
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School
Wilworth Crescent , BB1 8QN
4out of 4 2,702 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Holy Souls Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
Wilworth Crescent , BB1 8QN
3out of 4 2,802 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Roe Lee Park Primary School
Emerald Avenue , BB1 9RP
3out of 4 2,803 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Langho
Whalley Road , Langho BB6 8EQ
3out of 4 2,938 yd Voluntary aided school Yes 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 2,981 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.