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Blackburn Primary School

Primary

Rotherham · Rotherham · S61 2BU https://www.blackburnprimaryschool.org.uk/

Pupils
178
cap. 235
Ages
5 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
57%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
178
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
57%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
178
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 08/12/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityRotherham
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio18.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Blackburn Primary School · Primary · Rotherham

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
57%
-2pp
73%65%57%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 57%
RWM higher standard
7%
+7pp
14%7%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
68%
Reading higher standard
25%
Writing expected standard
89%
Writing higher standard
11%
Maths expected standard
64%
Maths higher standard
11%
Science expected standard
100%
SPAG expected standard
61%
SPAG higher standard
18%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

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
178
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
6%
FSM eligible
25%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
15%

Contact

Address
Baring Road, Blackburn, Rotherham, S61 2BU
Local authority
Rotherham
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
2024/2557%7%68%25%89%11%64%11%100%61%103.0102.0103.017%178
2023/2459%0%70%7%89%7%78%7%93%70%101.0103.0104.018%194
2022/2368%0%73%32%86%0%78%27%95%84%105.0105.0106.0-1.30-1.40-0.9018%228
2018/1973%8%73%15%85%25%88%25%81%88%103.0106.0107.0-0.70+1.80+0.5018%297
2017/1870%14%76%19%89%24%84%19%89%81%104.0104.0106.0+0.00+2.70+1.1015%298
2016/1767%5%70%16%91%16%88%28%86%88%104.0106.0106.0+2.40+3.70+3.7012%296

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
2024/2517820.917%6%25%7%15%
2023/2419421.318%7%25%6%17%
2022/2322823.318%4%27%6%16%
2021/2223219.219%3%27%8%26%
2020/2125219.719%4%19%
2018/1929718.518%2%22%4%6%
2017/1829820.015%2%23%4%11%
2016/1729619.612%1%20%4%5%

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