Ashleigh Primary School

Foundation school · Primary school · Darwen, Blackburn with Darwen
BB3 2JT
Composite score
51.1

School overview

Ashleigh Primary School is a primary school serving Darwen, Blackburn with Darwen, classified by the DfE as a foundation school. It has 212 pupils aged 4 to 11 on roll. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 66% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That is down 8.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it around the middle of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 102 in reading and 106 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 7% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Ashleigh Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#6,893
National rank
#946
In North West
#19
In Blackburn with Darwen
Top 47%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
66%
% achieving higher RWM
7%
Reading average scaled score
102.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

School profile

Pupils on roll 212 % FSM ever-6 15.1% % EAL 1.9% Age range 4–11 Gender Mixed

Location

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