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EnglandNorth WestRibble ValleyBB2 7LLBalderstone St Leonard's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Primary

Balderstone St Leonard's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Primary

Ribble Valley · Blackburn · BB2 7LL http://www.balderstoneschool.co.uk

Pupils
103
cap. 105
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
79%
RWM expected · 2024/25
14%
RWM higher · 2024/25
103
Pupils · 2024/25
57%
EAL · 2024/25
3%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
79%
RWM expected · 2024/25
14%
RWM higher · 2024/25
103
Pupils · 2024/25
57%
EAL · 2024/25
3%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityLancashire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of Balderstone St Leonard's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School · Primary · Lancashire

Finance£7297 spend / pupil£7086 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
79%
+2pp
79%73%67%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 79%
RWM higher standard
14%
+6pp
21%11%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 14%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
93%
Reading higher standard
64%
Writing expected standard
86%
Writing higher standard
36%
Maths expected standard
86%
Maths higher standard
21%
Science expected standard
93%
SPAG expected standard
93%
LA AVG 73.4%
SPAG higher standard
57%
LA AVG 26.71%
Reading scaled score
112.0
LA AVG 105.15
Maths scaled score
108.0
LA AVG 104.17
GPS scaled score
112.0

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
103
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
57%
FSM eligible
8%
SEN
10%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
3%

Contact

Address
Commons Lane, Balderstone, Blackburn, BB2 7LL
Local authority
Lancashire
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
2024/2579%14%93%64%86%36%86%21%93%93%112.0108.0112.010%103
2023/2477%8%92%62%92%23%85%38%85%100%109.0107.0108.012%98
2022/2371%21%86%50%86%36%71%36%86%93%109.0105.0111.0+3.60+3.10+0.6010%98
2018/1967%13%87%33%73%20%93%20%93%73%107.0105.0105.0+2.20-1.10+0.2011%114
2017/1873%0%87%27%80%33%80%13%93%87%106.0103.0106.0+1.30+2.70-1.0011%107
2016/1788%25%94%63%88%25%88%44%88%94%110.0108.0111.0+3.30+0.10+1.4010%96

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
2024/2510322.010%57%8%4%3%
2023/249819.212%61%7%5%13%
2022/239819.410%62%9%5%9%
2021/2211118.112%26%8%5%10%
2020/2111418.511%24%6%
2018/1911422.111%30%14%5%9%
2017/1810721.011%37%14%4%3%
2016/179619.210%33%12%3%

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