Lammack Primary SchoolHoly Souls Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Blackburn.

Summary of the comparison

Lammack Primary School and Holy Souls Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn are primary schools in Blackburn.

  • Lammack Primary School scores 73 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Holy Souls Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average). Lammack Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Lammack Primary School was judged Good and Holy Souls Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn 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 81.0% for Lammack Primary School and 60.0% for Holy Souls Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Lammack Primary School (80.0% in 2022-23, 81.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Holy Souls Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn (47.0% in 2022-23, 60.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Lammack Primary School versus Holy Souls Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BlackburnLammack Primary SchoolBlackburnHoly Souls Roman Catholic Primary School BlackburnEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB73/100Stronger figureC59/100
Local ranking8th of 55 in Blackburn with Darwen Stronger figure25th of 55 in Blackburn with Darwen
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll527 201
Capacity550 210
LocationBlackburn, BB1 8LH Blackburn, BB1 8QN
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard81.0% Stronger figure60.0% 62.0%
At higher standard12.0% Stronger figure7.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score109.0 Stronger figure104.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure103.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census527 201
Free school meals (ever 6)8.3% 17.6%
English as an additional language95.4% 15.4%
SEN support6.6% 5.0%
SEN with an EHC plan1.9% 4.0%
Attendance
Overall absence4.4% Stronger figure6.1% 6.2%
Persistent absence9.9% Stronger figure14.1% 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.

Lammack Primary School

Holy Souls Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn

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