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EnglandNorth WestBlackburn with DarwenBB2 5EGFeniscowles Primary School
Primary

Feniscowles Primary School

Primary

Blackburn with Darwen · Blackburn · BB2 5EG http://www.feniscowlesprimary.com

Pupils
410
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
56%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
410
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
56%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
410
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 14/03/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBlackburn with Darwen
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Feniscowles Primary School · Primary · Blackburn with Darwen

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
56%
-10pp
86%68%49%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 56%
RWM higher standard
7%
+7pp
16%8%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
71%
Reading higher standard
32%
Writing expected standard
71%
Writing higher standard
10%
Maths expected standard
68%
Maths higher standard
8%
Science expected standard
81%
SPAG expected standard
71%
SPAG higher standard
10%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
101.0
GPS scaled score
102.0

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
410
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
1%
FSM eligible
11%
SEN
12%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
8%

Contact

Address
Livesey Branch Road, Feniscowles, Blackburn, BB2 5EG
Local authority
Blackburn with Darwen
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
2024/2556%7%71%32%71%10%68%8%81%71%104.0101.0102.012%410
2023/2466%0%79%28%70%0%84%25%82%77%106.0105.0105.09%405
2022/2349%5%69%23%72%15%54%13%92%59%103.0101.0101.0-1.70-0.20-3.209%409
2018/1986%8%90%15%86%25%86%29%86%88%105.0105.0107.0-0.40+0.90+0.008%413
2017/1882%16%85%35%95%33%93%36%96%93%107.0107.0110.0+1.80+2.80+2.7010%411
2016/1774%10%79%22%88%21%88%26%91%84%105.0106.0107.0+0.40+1.20+1.4012%412

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
2024/2541023.512%1%11%4%8%
2023/2440525.59%1%12%4%11%
2022/2340922.59%1%14%4%6%
2021/2241322.010%0%12%5%11%
2020/2140821.99%0%11%
2018/1941320.18%2%8%3%4%
2017/1841122.310%2%9%4%8%
2016/1741221.012%2%10%4%6%

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