Knuzden St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy

Mount St James, Stanhill Road, Blackburn, BB1 2DR

Local ranking423rd of 464 primary schools in Lancashire

Ofsted: Needs attention

Primary

Phase

210

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Continues from Knuzden St Oswald's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School (URN 119450) since 1 April 2023. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 20 January 2026 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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Safeguarding standards Met

Achievement: Needs attention
Curriculum & teaching: Needs attention
Attendance & behaviour: Expected standard
Personal development & wellbeing: Expected standard
Leadership & governance: Needs attention
Inclusion: Expected standard
Early years: Needs attention

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

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25

Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected): 36.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher): 0.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected): 59.0%
Writing (Expected): 55.0%
Maths (Expected): 50.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected): 50.0%
Reading avg scaled score: 99.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score: 98.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score: 98.0
Cohort Size: 22

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 162
Boys: 79 (53%)
Girls: 71 (47%)
Capacity: 210 (71% full)
SEND: 22.2%
FSM Eligible: 30.9%
EAL: 17.9%
SEN with EHC Plan: 3.7%
SEN Support: 18.5%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 18.2:1
Teachers (FTE): 8.9
Budget per Pupil: £7,284/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 5.7% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 16.4% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Academy converter
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

White British: 72.0%
Asian Pakistani: 16.1%
White Other: 3.7%
Asian Other: 2.5%
Asian Chinese: 1.9%
Gypsy/Roma: 1.2%
Mixed White & Black African: 0.6%
Mixed Other: 0.6%

72.0%

White British

16.1%

Asian Pakistani

3.7%

White Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01254667222

andrea.gray@cidari.co.uk

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Mount St James

Blackburn, North West

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Administrative

URN: 149624
UKPRN: 10092107
Establishment No.: 3353
Trust: CIDARI EDUCATION LIMITED

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