St Alban's 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 08/07/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing 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.

School Information

Address: Trinity Street, Blackburn, BB1 5BN
Website: www.stalbansrcprimaryschool.co.uk/
Telephone: 0125457582
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Blackburn with Darwen
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Claire Speakman
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119706

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 08/07/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 200
Number of Boys: 103
Number of Girls: 97

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 17.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.7 Confidence interval -3.3 to 1.9
Writing
Average: -1.8 Confidence interval -4.2 to 0.6
Maths
Average: -0.2 Confidence interval -2.4 to 2.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:54%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
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
Brunel Nursery School
Cambridge Street , BB1 1ES
3out of 4 801 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Ashworth Nursery School
Addison Close , BB2 1QU
4out of 4 1,605 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Longshaw Nursery School
Crosby Road , BB2 3NF
3out of 4 2,863 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
Trinity Street , BB1 5BN
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St Michael With St John CofE Primary School
Swallow Drive , BB1 6LE
3out of 4 459 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Daisyfield Primary School
Clinton Street , BB1 5LB
3out of 4 714 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Brookhouse Primary School
Troy Street , BB1 6NY
3out of 4 743 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Matthew's Church of England Primary School
Withers Street , BB1 1DF
3out of 4 765 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School
Sumner Street , BB2 2LD
4out of 4 1,634 yd Free schools No Boys More About School
Blackburn Central High School
Haslingden Road , BB2 3HJ
- not rated 1,672 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Our Lady and St John Catholic College
North Road , BB1 1PY
2out of 4 1,867 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy
Duckworth Street , BB2 2JR
3out of 4 1,892 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Pleckgate High School
Pleckgate Road , BB1 8QA
4out of 4 2,165 yd Academy sponsor led 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 1,232 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Mary's College
Shear Brow , BB1 8DX
- not rated 1,329 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 1,595 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Jamiatul-Ilm Wal-Huda UK School
30 Moss Street , BB1 5JT
- not rated 820 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Rawdhatul Uloom Islamic Primary School
184 Whalley Old Rd , BB1 5NZ
- not rated 890 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Al Islah Girls' High School
108 Audley Range , BB1 1TF
- not rated 1,063 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
St Thomas's Centre
Hawthorn Street , BB1 9TH
4out of 4 1,230 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Islamiyah School
Willow Street , Little Harwood BB1 5NQ
- not rated 1,289 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.