Knuzden St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy

Academy converter · Primary school · Blackburn, Lancashire
BB1 2DR
Composite score
23.4

About Knuzden St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy

Knuzden St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy is a primary school in Blackburn, Lancashire, classified by the DfE as an academy converter with a Church of England religious character. Around 162 pupils aged 5 to 11 attend the school. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 36% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well below the national average of 61%. That is down 7.0 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 99 in reading and 98 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Knuzden St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy 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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#14,194
National rank
#2195
In North West
#430
In Lancashire
Top 96%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
36%
% achieving higher RWM
0%
Reading average scaled score
99.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
98.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Ofsted judgements

New framework · Last inspection: 20/01/2026 · Read full report ↗

Achievement
Needs attention
Leadership and governance
Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Inclusion
Expected standard
Safeguarding standards
Met
Early years
Needs attention

School profile

Pupils on roll 162 % FSM ever-6 30.9% % EAL 17.9% Age range 5–11 Gender Mixed Religious character Church of England

Location

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