St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School

Voluntary aided school · Primary school · Darwen, Blackburn with Darwen
BB3 0HY
Composite score
24.7

About St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School

St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Darwen, Blackburn with Darwen, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Church of England religious character. Around 195 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Requires improvement' judgement from Ofsted. 38% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well below the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 6.0 percentage points year on 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 100 in reading and 102 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). If you are considering St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. 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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#14,049
National rank
#2168
In North West
#49
In Blackburn with Darwen
Top 95%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
38%
% achieving higher RWM
0%
Reading average scaled score
100.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
102.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Ofsted judgements

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

School profile

Pupils on roll 195 % FSM ever-6 33.3% % EAL 8.7% Age range 4–11 Gender Mixed Religious character Church of England

Location

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