Great Harwood St Bartholomew's Parish Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolGreat Harwood St John's Church of England Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Blackburn.
Summary of the comparison
Great Harwood St Bartholomew's Parish Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School and Great Harwood St John's Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Blackburn.
Great Harwood St Bartholomew's Parish Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School scores 46 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Great Harwood St John's Church of England Primary School scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Great Harwood St John's Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.
Great Harwood St Bartholomew's Parish Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School was judged Good and Great Harwood St John's Church of England Primary School was judged Good.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 59.0% for Great Harwood St Bartholomew's Parish Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School and 44.0% for Great Harwood St John's Church of England Primary School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Great Harwood St Bartholomew's Parish Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (52.0% in 2022-23, 59.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Great Harwood St John's Church of England Primary School (33.0% in 2022-23, 44.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BlackburnGreat Harwood St Bartholomew's Parish Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | BlackburnGreat Harwood St John's Church of England Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D46/100 | D54/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 339th of 464 in Lancashire | 266th of 464 in Lancashire Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Voluntary aided school | Voluntary aided school | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 3-11 | 5-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 180 | 158 | |
| Capacity | 210 | 175 | |
| Location | Blackburn, BB6 7QA | Blackburn, BB6 7ES | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 59.0% Stronger figure | 44.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 4.0% | 6.0% Stronger figure | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 103.0 Stronger figure | 101.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 103.0 Stronger figure | 101.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 174 | 162 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 32.3% | 45.1% | |
| English as an additional language | 8.0% | 33.3% | |
| SEN support | 22.4% | 11.7% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.6% | 3.7% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 4.0% Stronger figure | 5.7% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 9.4% Stronger figure | 17.4% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Great Harwood St Bartholomew's Parish Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Great Harwood St John's Church of England Primary School
Full profiles: Great Harwood St Bartholomew's Parish Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School · Great Harwood St John's Church of England Primary School