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Ashleigh Primary School

Primary

Blackburn with Darwen · Darwen · BB3 2JT http://www.ashleighdarwen.co.uk

Pupils
212
cap. 236
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
66%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
212
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
66%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
212
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 02/03/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBlackburn with Darwen
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio24.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen

Overview of Ashleigh Primary School · Primary · Blackburn with Darwen

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
66%
-8pp
80%73%66%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 66%
RWM higher standard
7%
+1pp
14%9%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
66%
Reading higher standard
21%
Writing expected standard
86%
Writing higher standard
21%
Maths expected standard
86%
Maths higher standard
24%
Science expected standard
86%
SPAG expected standard
79%
SPAG higher standard
24%
Reading scaled score
102.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
212
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
15%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
8%

Contact

Address
Ross Street, Darwen, BB3 2JT
Local authority
Blackburn with Darwen
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2566%7%66%21%86%21%86%24%86%79%102.0106.0104.014%212
2023/2474%6%79%15%85%18%88%38%91%91%104.0106.0107.08%215
2022/2366%14%74%37%77%17%74%40%89%74%105.0106.0105.0-0.10+1.40+1.8010%224
2018/1980%14%83%46%80%20%86%37%83%77%107.0106.0106.0+4.10+1.90+2.5011%223
2017/1871%3%86%23%80%3%86%29%86%80%106.0106.0106.0+1.30-1.10+1.9011%236
2016/1764%7%71%18%79%18%82%25%86%71%105.0105.0104.0+2.10+1.40+2.4015%237

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2521228.614%2%15%4%8%
2023/2421525.68%3%19%4%7%
2022/2322423.310%3%21%4%10%
2021/2222023.411%3%24%5%10%
2020/2121725.813%3%24%
2018/1922323.711%1%15%3%6%
2017/1823625.111%0%16%4%8%
2016/1723725.215%0%15%4%7%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.