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EnglandNorth WestPendleBB9 6LSBlacko Primary School
Primary

Blacko Primary School

Primary

Pendle · Nelson · BB9 6LS www.blacko.lancs.sch.uk

Pupils
101
cap. 105
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
75%
RWM expected · 2024/25
17%
RWM higher · 2024/25
101
Pupils · 2024/25
0%
EAL · 2024/25
1%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
75%
RWM expected · 2024/25
17%
RWM higher · 2024/25
101
Pupils · 2024/25
0%
EAL · 2024/25
1%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 29/11/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLancashire
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio20.6:1
Admissions
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Blacko Primary School · Primary · Lancashire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2018/19

RWM expected standard
75%
-18pp
93%82%71%
'19'23'24'25
'25 · 75%
RWM higher standard
17%
-12pp
33%17%0%
'19'23'24'25
'25 · 17%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
83%
Reading higher standard
33%
Writing expected standard
92%
Writing higher standard
42%
Maths expected standard
92%
Maths higher standard
33%
Science expected standard
92%
SPAG expected standard
92%
SPAG higher standard
25%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

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
101
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
0%
FSM eligible
4%
SEN
11%
Overall absence
3%
Persistent absence
1%

Contact

Address
Blacko Primary School, Gisburn Road, Blacko, Nelson, BB9 6LS
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
2024/2575%17%83%33%92%42%92%33%92%92%106.0107.0106.011%101
2023/2493%29%100%29%93%57%93%43%93%93%109.0107.0110.012%102
2022/2380%33%87%33%80%33%80%60%80%87%107.0107.0108.0+1.50+2.50+2.9013%103
2018/1971%0%71%0%93%43%93%29%93%86%102.0106.0107.0-3.50+2.40-0.905%103

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
2024/2510120.211%0%4%3%1%
2023/2410221.312%0%5%3%1%
2022/2310320.713%0%4%3%2%
2021/2210519.84%0%4%4%4%
2020/2110417.64%0%4%
2018/1910320.65%0%2%3%

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