Barrowford St Thomas Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: Outstanding
Score
B75
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Location
- Nelson, BB9 6QT
- Distance
- 0.7km away
Barrowford School
Rushton Street, Barrowford, Nelson, BB9 6EA
Local ranking326th of 466 primary schools in Lancashire
Ofsted: Needs attention
Primary
Phase
420
Capacity
4-11
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Curriculum & teaching
- Needs attention
- Attendance & behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Needs attention
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Needs attention
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)
2024-25- Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
- 50.0% nat62.0%
- Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
- 0.0% nat8.0%
- Reading (Expected)
- 72.0%
- Writing (Expected)
- 50.0%
- Maths (Expected)
- 60.0%
- Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
- 53.0%
- Reading avg scaled score
- 104.0 nat106.0
- Maths avg scaled score
- 102.0 nat105.0
- GPS avg scaled score
- 102.0
- Cohort Size
- 60
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 327
- Boys
- 195 (60%)
- Girls
- 132 (40%)
- Capacity
- 420 (78% full)
- SEND
- 34.6%
- FSM Eligible
- 41.6%
- EAL
- 17.1%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 15.6%
- SEN Support
- 19.0%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.4:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 19.9
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,475/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 11.3% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 40.9% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 60.9%
- Asian Pakistani: 24.5%
- Mixed White & Asian: 5.8%
- Other: 2.5%
- Asian Other: 2.1%
- White Other: 0.9%
- Black Other: 0.9%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.6%
60.9%
White British
24.5%
Asian Pakistani
5.8%
Mixed White & Asian
Historical Trends
KS2 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Rushton Street
Nelson, North West
Administrative
- URN
- 119166
- UKPRN
- 10069494
- Establishment No.
- 2074
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