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St Edward's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn

Blackburn Road, Darwen, BB3 0AA

Primary

Phase

210

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

School history and successor

Closed on 31 March 2024 and continues as St Edward's RC Primary School (URN 150080) (opened 1 April 2024). Its page carries this history forward.

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2023-24
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
70.0% nat61.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
0.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
77.0%
Writing (Expected)
73.0%
Maths (Expected)
70.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
73.0%
Reading avg scaled score
106.0 nat105.0
Maths avg scaled score
105.0 nat104.0
GPS avg scaled score
105.0
Cohort Size
30

Pupil Demographics

2023-24
Total Pupils
199
Boys
95 (48%)
Girls
104 (52%)
Capacity
210 (95% full)
SEND
15.1%
FSM Eligible
19.6%
EAL
7.5%
SEN with EHC Plan
0.5%
SEN Support
14.6%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
20.3:1
Teachers (FTE)
9.8
Budget per Pupil
£6,243/yr

Attendance & Absence

2023-24
Overall Absence Rate
4.5% nat6.6%
Persistent Absence
9.1% nat17.5%

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

2023-24
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  • White British: 87.4%
  • White Other: 6.6%
  • Black Other: 1.5%
  • White Irish: 1.0%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 1.0%
  • Black African: 1.0%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 0.5%
  • Mixed Other: 0.5%

87.4%

White British

6.6%

White Other

1.5%

Black Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Blackburn Road

Darwen, North West

Administrative

URN
119666
UKPRN
10080354
Establishment No.
3778

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