St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolSt Luke and St Philips Church of England Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School and St Luke and St Philips Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Blackburn.

  • St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St Luke and St Philips Church of England Primary School scores 44 out of 100 (grade D, below average). St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School was judged Good and St Luke and St Philips Church of England Primary School was judged in need of attention.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 70.0% for St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School and 46.0% for St Luke and St Philips Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (63.0% in 2022-23, 70.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at St Luke and St Philips Church of England Primary School (37.0% in 2022-23, 46.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School versus St Luke and St Philips Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BlackburnSt Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolBlackburnSt Luke and St Philips Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC66/100Stronger figureD44/100
Local ranking14th of 55 in Blackburn with Darwen Stronger figure40th of 55 in Blackburn with Darwen
InspectionOfsted: GoodStronger figureOfsted: Requires improvement
School typeVoluntary aided school Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll421 204
Capacity420 210
LocationBlackburn, BB2 1SN Blackburn, BB2 2LZ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard70.0% Stronger figure46.0% 62.0%
At higher standard7.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure102.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure100.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census421 204
Free school meals (ever 6)32.1% 55.4%
English as an additional language94.5% 52.5%
SEN support23.8% 18.1%
SEN with an EHC plan5.0% 3.9%
Attendance
Overall absence3.7% Stronger figure6.3% 6.2%
Persistent absence7.0% Stronger figure18.3% 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.

St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

St Luke and St Philips Church of England Primary School

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