Shadsworth Infant SchoolShadsworth Junior School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Shadsworth Infant School and Shadsworth Junior School are primary schools.
Shadsworth Infant School scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Shadsworth Junior School scores 46 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Shadsworth Infant School is ahead on our composite score.
Shadsworth Infant School was judged the expected standard and Shadsworth Junior School was judged Good.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Shadsworth Junior School (54.0% in 2022-23, 60.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BlackburnShadsworth Infant School | Arran AvenueShadsworth Junior School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C59/100Stronger figure | D46/100 | |
| Local ranking | 55th of 55 in Blackburn with Darwen | 38th of 55 in Blackburn with Darwen Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Community school | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 3-11 | 7-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 196 | 215 | |
| Capacity | 220 | 240 | |
| Location | Blackburn, BB1 2EL | Arran Avenue, BB1 2ET | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | Not reported | 60.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | Not reported | 2.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | Not reported | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | Not reported | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 219 | 222 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 49.1% | 60.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 20.1% | 19.8% | |
| SEN support | 30.6% | 38.3% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 12.8% | 5.9% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.1% | 7.1% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 30.8% | 25.5% 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.
Shadsworth Infant School
Shadsworth Junior School
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