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Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn

Lynwood Road, Blackburn, BB2 6HQ

Local ranking23rd of 55 primary schools in Blackburn with Darwen
Ofsted: Expected

Primary

Phase

210

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 11 November 2025 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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Safeguarding standards Met
Achievement
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development & wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
Inclusion
Strong standard
Early years
Expected standard

Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
60.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
10.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
73.0%
Writing (Expected)
80.0%
Maths (Expected)
63.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
70.0%
Reading avg scaled score
104.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
102.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
105.0
Cohort Size
30

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
180
Boys
82 (46%)
Girls
98 (54%)
Capacity
210 (86% full)
SEND
15.0%
FSM Eligible
23.9%
EAL
55.0%
SEN with EHC Plan
3.3%
SEN Support
11.7%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
20.0:1
Teachers (FTE)
9.0
Budget per Pupil
£6,723/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
6.0% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
24.6% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Nursery
No 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: 57.2%
  • Asian Indian: 13.3%
  • Other: 8.3%
  • Mixed Other: 6.7%
  • White Other: 5.0%
  • Black African: 4.4%
  • Asian Other: 2.8%
  • White British: 1.1%

57.2%

Asian Pakistani

13.3%

Asian Indian

8.3%

Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
119510
UKPRN
10072726
Establishment No.
3500