Great Harwood St Bartholomew's Parish Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

About Great Harwood St Bartholomew's Parish Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Great Harwood St Bartholomew's Parish Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is a primary school in Blackburn, Lancashire, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Church of England religious character. Around 174 pupils aged 3 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 59% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — broadly in line with the national average of 61%. That is down 16.0 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 in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 103 in reading and 103 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 4% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Great Harwood St Bartholomew's Parish Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 23 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 3.9%. There are about 19.3 pupils per teacher. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. 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 above.