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St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn

Hawkins Street, Blackburn, BB2 2RY

Local ranking24th of 55 primary schools in Blackburn with Darwen
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 2 August 2026

Primary

Phase

450

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 19 November 2024 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
Early years
Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
56.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
10.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
71.0%
Writing (Expected)
63.0%
Maths (Expected)
68.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
78.0%
Reading avg scaled score
106.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
104.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
107.0
Cohort Size
59

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
417
Boys
219 (53%)
Girls
198 (47%)
Capacity
450 (93% full)
SEND
18.9%
FSM Eligible
30.4%
EAL
10.6%
SEN with EHC Plan
2.4%
SEN Support
16.6%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
23.1:1
Teachers (FTE)
17.8
Budget per Pupil
£6,458/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
6.6% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
18.2% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
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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  • White British: 83.9%
  • White Other: 6.0%
  • Asian Pakistani: 2.4%
  • Black African: 2.4%
  • White Traveller: 1.0%
  • Black Other: 1.0%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.7%
  • Asian Indian: 0.7%

83.9%

White British

6.0%

White Other

2.4%

Asian Pakistani

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
119514
UKPRN
10072722
Establishment No.
3510