Longshaw Infant SchoolOur Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Blackburn.
Summary of the comparison
Longshaw Infant School and Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn are primary schools in Blackburn.
Longshaw Infant School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average). Our score is the same for each of them on the data available.
Longshaw Infant School was judged the expected standard and Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn was judged strong.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn (55.0% in 2022-23, 79.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BlackburnLongshaw Infant School | BlackburnOur Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C64/100 | C64/100 | |
| Local ranking | 54th of 55 in Blackburn with Darwen | 18th of 55 in Blackburn with Darwen Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: StrongStronger figure | |
| School type | Community school | Voluntary aided school | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 4-7 | 4-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 215 | 177 | |
| Capacity | 270 | 210 | |
| Location | Blackburn, BB2 3NF | Blackburn, BB2 3UG | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | Not reported | 79.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | Not reported | 5.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | Not reported | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | Not reported | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 215 | 177 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 44.2% | 43.5% | |
| English as an additional language | 21.9% | 40.1% | |
| SEN support | 16.3% | 24.9% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.3% | 4.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.9% | 6.0% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 25.5% | 18.6% Stronger figure | 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.
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.
Longshaw Infant School
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
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