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EnglandNorth WestBlackburn with DarwenBB2 3NXLongshaw Community Junior School
Primary

Longshaw Community Junior School

Primary

Blackburn with Darwen · Blackburn · BB2 3NX http://www.longshawjunior.org

Pupils
360
cap. 360
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
67%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
360
Pupils · 2024/25
22%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
67%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
360
Pupils · 2024/25
22%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 16/11/2022

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

Overview of Longshaw Community Junior School · Primary · Blackburn with Darwen

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
67%
-6pp
77%72%67%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 67%
RWM higher standard
6%
-3pp
10%6%1%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 6%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
77%
Reading higher standard
22%
Writing expected standard
72%
Writing higher standard
14%
Maths expected standard
78%
Maths higher standard
20%
Science expected standard
80%
SPAG expected standard
82%
SPAG higher standard
19%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
360
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
22%
FSM eligible
60%
SEN
24%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
16%

Contact

Address
Park Lee Road, Blackburn, BB2 3NX
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
2024/2567%6%77%22%72%14%78%20%80%82%103.0103.0104.024%360
2023/2473%9%83%27%78%16%89%29%84%81%105.0106.0106.025%355
2022/2368%1%76%21%78%8%75%13%81%81%104.0102.0105.0-1.70+0.00-2.3024%350
2018/1977%4%85%19%79%17%91%31%84%91%105.0106.0108.0+0.90-0.30+1.9026%345
2017/1871%10%81%22%75%16%83%31%82%81%104.0105.0106.0+1.20+1.30+3.1027%343
2016/1753%7%67%12%67%14%81%21%74%74%102.0104.0105.0-0.40-0.70+1.4024%321

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
2024/2536021.524%22%60%5%16%
2023/2435519.425%15%59%6%21%
2022/2335019.524%13%61%8%26%
2021/2232818.530%11%60%6%17%
2020/2134321.832%11%56%
2018/1934519.126%10%55%5%14%
2017/1834320.627%8%58%5%14%
2016/1732119.324%8%64%5%12%

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