St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, BlackburnSt Aidan's Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Blackburn.
Summary of the comparison
St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn and St Aidan's Primary School are primary schools in Blackburn.
St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St Aidan's Primary School scores 36 out of 100 (grade F, weak). St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn is ahead on our composite score.
St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn was judged the expected standard 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 56.0% for St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn and 23.0% for St Aidan's Primary School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn (62.0% in 2022-23, 56.0% 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 | BlackburnSt Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn | BlackburnSt Aidan's Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C59/100Stronger figure | F36/100 | |
| Local ranking | 24th of 55 in Blackburn with Darwen Stronger figure | 48th of 55 in Blackburn with Darwen | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Voluntary aided school | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 4-11 | 4-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 408 | 182 | |
| Capacity | 450 | 210 | |
| Location | Blackburn, BB2 2RY | Blackburn, BB2 4EW | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 56.0% Stronger figure | 23.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 10.0% Stronger figure | 0.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 106.0 Stronger figure | 98.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 104.0 Stronger figure | 99.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 417 | 186 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 30.4% | 60.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 10.6% | 29.6% | |
| SEN support | 16.6% | 28.5% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.4% | 3.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.6% | 6.0% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 18.2% Stronger figure | 18.8% | 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 Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn
St Aidan's Primary School
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