Roughlee Church of England Primary SchoolBlacko Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Roughlee Church of England Primary School and Blacko Primary School are primary schools in Nelson.

  • Roughlee Church of England Primary School scores 79 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Blacko Primary School scores 76 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Roughlee Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Roughlee Church of England Primary School was judged Good and Blacko 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 100.0% for Roughlee Church of England Primary School and 75.0% for Blacko Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Roughlee Church of England Primary School (86.0% in 2022-23, 100.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Blacko Primary School (80.0% in 2022-23, 75.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Roughlee Church of England Primary School versus Blacko Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure NelsonRoughlee Church of England Primary SchoolNelsonBlacko Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB79/100Stronger figureB76/100
Local ranking21st of 466 in Lancashire Stronger figure32nd of 466 in Lancashire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary controlled school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll51 101
Capacity52 105
LocationNelson, BB9 6NX Nelson, BB9 6LS
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard100.0% Stronger figure75.0% 62.0%
At higher standard14.0% 17.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure106.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 107.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census51 101
Free school meals (ever 6)37.3% 4.0%
English as an additional language2.0% 0.0%
SEN support5.9% 7.9%
SEN with an EHC plan3.9% 3.0%
Attendance
Overall absence5.4% 2.7% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence6.0% 1.1% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

Roughlee Church of England Primary School

Blacko Primary School

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