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St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England Academy

Norfolk Street, Mill Hill, Blackburn, BB2 4EW

Local ranking48th of 55 primary schools in Blackburn with Darwen
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 2 August 2026

Primary

Phase

210

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 11 February 2025 — 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)
23.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
0.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
38.0%
Writing (Expected)
50.0%
Maths (Expected)
50.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
58.0%
Reading avg scaled score
98.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
99.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
99.0
Cohort Size
26

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
186
Boys
84 (45%)
Girls
102 (55%)
Capacity
210 (89% full)
SEND
32.3%
FSM Eligible
60.8%
EAL
29.6%
SEN with EHC Plan
3.8%
SEN Support
28.5%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
15.5:1
Teachers (FTE)
12.0
Budget per Pupil
£7,290/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
6.0% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
18.8% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Church of England
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: 68.0%
  • Black African: 8.3%
  • White Other: 7.2%
  • Asian Pakistani: 7.2%
  • Other: 4.4%
  • Asian Other: 2.2%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 1.1%
  • Asian Indian: 1.1%

68.0%

White British

8.3%

Black African

7.2%

White Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
141350
UKPRN
10047473
Establishment No.
2005
Trust
CIDARI EDUCATION LIMITED