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Avondale Primary School

Primary

Blackburn with Darwen · Darwen · BB3 1NN http://www.avondaleschool.co.uk

Pupils
402
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
72%
RWM expected · 2024/25
12%
RWM higher · 2024/25
402
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
72%
RWM expected · 2024/25
12%
RWM higher · 2024/25
402
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 19/07/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBlackburn with Darwen
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Avondale Primary School · Primary · Blackburn with Darwen

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
72%
+5pp
72%60%47%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 72%
RWM higher standard
12%
-2pp
14%10%5%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 12%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
83%
Reading higher standard
40%
Writing expected standard
76%
Writing higher standard
14%
Maths expected standard
79%
Maths higher standard
36%
Science expected standard
79%
SPAG expected standard
81%
SPAG higher standard
47%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
108.0

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
402
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
6%
FSM eligible
28%
SEN
19%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
9%

Contact

Address
Durham Road, Darwen, BB3 1NN
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
2024/2572%12%83%40%76%14%79%36%79%81%107.0106.0108.019%402
2023/2467%14%82%26%72%18%86%32%77%79%106.0106.0107.015%406
2022/2364%11%79%25%75%16%79%32%79%80%105.0105.0108.0+1.50+2.30+2.0014%399
2018/1964%9%77%27%77%18%88%23%80%91%104.0105.0109.0-1.70-2.00-0.7024%411
2017/1847%5%58%14%69%14%66%22%78%71%102.0103.0104.0-1.40-0.30+0.8021%404
2016/1747%5%64%8%76%17%68%17%85%80%100.0103.0106.0-1.80+1.50+0.7018%412

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
2024/2540221.619%6%28%4%9%
2023/2440621.615%6%30%5%10%
2022/2339920.614%4%29%5%9%
2021/2239819.016%4%26%5%13%
2020/2140521.520%4%25%
2018/1941120.824%3%26%3%6%
2017/1840420.421%4%26%4%8%
2016/1741218.118%4%30%4%9%

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