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EnglandNorth WestBlackburn with DarwenBB1 2NYBelthorn Academy Primary School
Primary

Belthorn Academy Primary School

Primary

Blackburn with Darwen · Blackburn · BB1 2NY www.belthornacademy.co.uk

Pupils
240
cap. 210
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
73%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
240
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
73%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
240
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 29/02/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLancashire
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio22.9:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen

Overview of Belthorn Academy Primary School · Primary · Lancashire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
73%
+2pp
77%73%68%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 73%
RWM higher standard
3%
-2pp
12%8%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
77%
Reading higher standard
17%
Writing expected standard
83%
Writing higher standard
17%
Maths expected standard
83%
Maths higher standard
20%
Science expected standard
83%
SPAG expected standard
90%
SPAG higher standard
27%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

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
240
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
15%
SEN
8%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
11%

Contact

Address
Belthorn Road, Belthorn, Blackburn, BB1 2NY
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
2024/2573%3%77%17%83%17%83%20%83%90%104.0104.0107.08%240
2023/2471%5%90%24%71%10%90%19%81%90%106.0105.0108.09%236
2022/2375%9%81%34%78%19%88%19%88%91%107.0106.0109.0+2.10+2.20+1.908%227
2018/1977%7%83%13%83%20%90%23%87%87%104.0106.0109.0-0.80+0.00+0.507%205
2017/1868%12%84%20%76%24%88%28%92%92%106.0105.0108.0-1.70-1.50-1.508%208
2016/1760%7%63%13%77%23%87%20%83%73%104.0107.0105.0-1.10+0.60+1.508%213

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
2024/2524020.08%2%15%5%11%
2023/2423621.79%0%13%5%10%
2022/2322721.08%2%12%5%17%
2021/2223124.811%3%11%6%20%
2020/2120920.212%2%10%
2018/1920521.47%6%8%4%10%
2017/1820820.88%5%10%4%9%
2016/1721323.38%6%10%4%7%

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