St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School

Voluntary aided school · Primary school · Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen
BB1 8QN
Composite score
63.5

About St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School

St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Church of England religious character. Around 213 pupils aged 5 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. 69% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 12.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 20% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 106 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 16% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). 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 further down the page.

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#2,995
National rank
#383
In North West
#7
In Blackburn with Darwen
Top 20%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
69%
% achieving higher RWM
16%
Reading average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Outstanding

School profile

Pupils on roll 213 % FSM ever-6 14.6% % EAL 52.1% Age range 5–11 Gender Mixed Religious character Church of England

Location

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