Cedars Primary School

St. James's Road, Blackburn, BB1 8HQ

Local ranking8th of 55 primary schools in Blackburn with Darwen
Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

420

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
70.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
11.0%
Reading (Expected)
83.0%
Writing (Expected)
74.0%
Maths (Expected)
93.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
87.0%
Reading avg scaled score
108.0
Maths avg scaled score
110.0
GPS avg scaled score
112.0
Cohort Size
54

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
416
Boys
202 (49%)
Girls
214 (51%)
Capacity
420 (99% full)
SEND
24.5%
FSM Eligible
19.6%
EAL
95.4%
SEN with EHC Plan
3.1%
SEN Support
21.4%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
18.8:1
Teachers (FTE)
20.9
Budget per Pupil
£6,398/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
6.2%
Persistent Absence
15.7%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • Asian Pakistani: 73.3%
  • Asian Indian: 7.7%
  • Asian Bangladeshi: 4.7%
  • White Other: 3.7%
  • Other: 3.7%
  • Mixed Other: 2.7%
  • Asian Other: 2.0%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 0.8%

73.3%

Asian Pakistani

7.7%

Asian Indian

4.7%

Asian Bangladeshi

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

St. James's Road

Blackburn, North West

Administrative

URN
119222
UKPRN
10076204
Establishment No.
2169