Meadowhead Junior SchoolSt Aidan's Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Blackburn.
Summary of the comparison
Meadowhead Junior School and St Aidan's Primary School are primary schools in Blackburn.
Meadowhead Junior School scores 46 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and St Aidan's Primary School scores 36 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Meadowhead Junior School is ahead on our composite score.
Meadowhead Junior School was judged Good and St Aidan's Primary School was judged the expected standard.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 40.0% for Meadowhead Junior School and 23.0% for St Aidan's Primary School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Meadowhead Junior School (54.0% in 2022-23, 40.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at St Aidan's Primary School (27.0% in 2022-23, 23.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BlackburnMeadowhead Junior School | BlackburnSt Aidan's Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D46/100Stronger figure | F36/100 | |
| Local ranking | 37th of 55 in Blackburn with Darwen Stronger figure | 48th of 55 in Blackburn with Darwen | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 7-11 | 4-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 201 | 182 | |
| Capacity | 240 | 210 | |
| Location | Blackburn, BB2 4QG | Blackburn, BB2 4EW | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 40.0% Stronger figure | 23.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 102.0 Stronger figure | 98.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 101.0 Stronger figure | 99.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 216 | 186 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 65.3% | 60.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 18.5% | 29.6% | |
| SEN support | 25.0% | 28.5% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.6% | 3.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.9% | 6.0% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 23.1% | 18.8% 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.
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.
Meadowhead Junior School
St Aidan's Primary School
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