St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided 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 outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 09/03/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Oakenhurst Road, Blackburn

School Information

Address: Oakenhurst Road, Blackburn, BB2 1SN
Website: http://www.stbarnabas-stpauls.co.uk
Telephone: 01254698413
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Blackburn with Darwen
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Debbie Withey
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119499

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 09/03/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 420
Number of Boys: 210
Number of Girls: 210

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 5.9 Confidence interval 4 to 7.8
Writing
Well Above Average: 2.9 Confidence interval 1.1 to 4.6
Maths
Well Above Average: 7.9 Confidence interval 6.2 to 9.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:91%
England Average:65%

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

School:18%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:109
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:112
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ashworth Nursery School
Addison Close , BB2 1QU
4out of 4 50 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Brunel Nursery School
Cambridge Street , BB1 1ES
3out of 4 1,503 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Longshaw Nursery School
Crosby Road , BB2 3NF
3out of 4 2,293 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Oakenhurst Road , BB2 1SN
4out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
Feilden Street , BB2 1LQ
2out of 4 509 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Queen Elizabeth's Primary School
West Park Road , BB2 6DF
- not rated 757 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
St Luke and St Philips Church of England Primary School
Hancock Street , BB2 2LZ
3out of 4 928 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
St Silas's CofE Primary School
St Silas Road , BB2 6JP
1out of 4 973 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy
Duckworth Street , BB2 2JR
3out of 4 565 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School
Sumner Street , BB2 2LD
4out of 4 713 yd Free schools No Boys More About School
Witton Park Academy
Buncer Lane , BB2 6TD
3out of 4 1,373 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School
Preston New Road , BB2 7AD
4out of 4 1,611 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
Blackburn Central High School
Haslingden Road , BB2 3HJ
- not rated 2,005 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 335 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Mary's College
Shear Brow , BB1 8DX
- not rated 1,610 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 4 757 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Dar Ul Madinah
Granville Road , Blackburn BB2 6HD
- not rated 781 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Al Islah Girls' High School
108 Audley Range , BB1 1TF
- not rated 1,888 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Noorul Uloom
Park Lee Rd , Blackburn BB2 3NY
- not rated 1,909 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Markazul Uloom
Park Lee Road , BB2 3NY
- not rated 1,909 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Crosshill Special School
Haslingden Rd , BB2 3HJ
- not rated 1,946 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.