St Charles' Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

Academy converter · Primary school · Blackburn, Lancashire
BB1 4HT
Composite score
52.1

St Charles' Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy at a glance

Located in Blackburn, Lancashire, St Charles' Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is a primary school, classified by the DfE as an academy converter with a Roman Catholic religious character. The school educates roughly 146 pupils aged 4 to 11. 55% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, below the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 7.0 percentage points compared with the previous year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 44% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 103 in reading and 101 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 14% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). St Charles' Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary 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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#6,489
National rank
#876
In North West
#185
In Lancashire
Top 44%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
55%
% achieving higher RWM
14%
Reading average scaled score
103.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
101.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Ofsted judgements

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

School profile

Pupils on roll 146 % FSM ever-6 16.4% % EAL 4.1% Age range 4–11 Gender Mixed Religious character Roman Catholic

Location

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