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St Charles' RC School

Knowles Street, Rishton, Blackburn, BB1 4HT

Primary

Phase

210

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

School history and successor

Closed on 31 December 2025 and continues as St Charles' Roman Catholic Primary School (URN 152199) (opened 1 January 2026). Its page carries this history forward.

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
55.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
14.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
68.0%
Writing (Expected)
68.0%
Maths (Expected)
59.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
68.0%
Reading avg scaled score
103.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
101.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
102.0
Cohort Size
22

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
146
Boys
78 (53%)
Girls
68 (47%)
Capacity
210 (70% full)
SEND
18.5%
FSM Eligible
16.4%
EAL
4.1%
SEN with EHC Plan
3.4%
SEN Support
15.1%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
22.1:1
Teachers (FTE)
6.6
Budget per Pupil
£7,221/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
5.0% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
10.4% 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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  • White British: 91.7%
  • White Traveller: 2.1%
  • Asian Indian: 2.1%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.4%
  • Asian Pakistani: 1.4%
  • White Other: 0.7%
  • Other: 0.7%

91.7%

White British

2.1%

White Traveller

2.1%

Asian Indian

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

head@st-charles.lancs.sch.uk

Knowles Street

Blackburn, North West

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Administrative

URN
119650
UKPRN
10072668
Establishment No.
3752

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