Ofsted inspection · 29/03/2023
Overview of Darwen, St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy · Primary · Blackburn with Darwen
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
Subject breakdown
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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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Primary — Key Stage 2
Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.
| Year | RWM expected | RWM higher | Reading exp. | Reading hi. | Writing exp. | Writing hi. | Maths exp. | Maths hi. | Science | SPAG exp. | Read. score | Maths score | GPS score | Reading prog. | Writing prog. | Maths prog. | SEN | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 65% | 0% | 74% | 29% | 71% | 3% | 81% | 13% | 77% | 77% | 105.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 | — | — | — | 7% | 205 |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 17% | 87% | 37% | 80% | 17% | 70% | 30% | 80% | 70% | 106.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 | — | — | — | 4% | 202 |
| 2022/23 | 69% | 3% | 90% | 31% | 79% | 14% | 79% | 28% | 83% | 90% | 106.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 | -0.70 | -0.70 | -0.90 | 7% | 207 |
| 2018/19 | 77% | 13% | 80% | 27% | 80% | 20% | 83% | 40% | 80% | 83% | 105.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 | -1.00 | -1.20 | +0.90 | 9% | 193 |
| 2017/18 | 71% | 21% | 79% | 33% | 88% | 33% | 83% | 38% | 83% | 92% | 106.0 | 107.0 | 110.0 | +1.70 | +3.10 | +3.10 | — | 187 |
| 2016/17 | 82% | 9% | 91% | 27% | 82% | 23% | 95% | 27% | 86% | 91% | 106.0 | 108.0 | 106.0 | +2.80 | +2.60 | +4.60 | 11% | 177 |
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
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 205 | 24.5 | 7% | 0% | 10% | 4% | 6% |
| 2023/24 | 202 | 23.8 | 4% | 0% | 11% | 4% | 12% |
| 2022/23 | 207 | 21.8 | 7% | 0% | 10% | 4% | 8% |
| 2021/22 | 207 | 24.9 | 6% | 0% | 11% | 5% | 7% |
| 2020/21 | 205 | 24.7 | 9% | 2% | 14% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 193 | 23.5 | 9% | 2% | 15% | 3% | 6% |
| 2017/18 | — | 19.9 | — | — | — | 3% | 4% |
| 2016/17 | 177 | 20.1 | 11% | 0% | 13% | 3% | 3% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.