Ofsted inspection · 21/03/2023
Overview of Lower Darwen Primary School · 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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2024/25
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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 | 41% | 0% | 58% | 17% | 63% | 2% | 53% | 15% | 64% | 64% | 102.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 | — | — | — | 20% | 389 |
| 2023/24 | 35% | 2% | 44% | 11% | 51% | 7% | 54% | 16% | 72% | 49% | 100.0 | 102.0 | 100.0 | — | — | — | 17% | 380 |
| 2022/23 | 31% | 2% | 47% | 7% | 68% | 19% | 53% | 5% | 76% | 47% | 100.0 | 100.0 | 99.0 | -4.20 | +0.00 | -3.30 | 22% | 379 |
| 2018/19 | 65% | 10% | 75% | 30% | 75% | 18% | 80% | 23% | 75% | 70% | 105.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 | +0.50 | -2.50 | +0.00 | 22% | 355 |
| 2017/18 | 69% | 12% | 74% | 31% | 83% | 33% | 81% | 33% | 93% | 86% | 105.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 | -0.40 | +0.80 | +0.70 | 8% | 344 |
| 2016/17 | 66% | 15% | 71% | 22% | 83% | 32% | 88% | 32% | 90% | 80% | 105.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 | -2.40 | +0.30 | -0.10 | 8% | 319 |
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 | 389 | 22.5 | 20% | 8% | 18% | 6% | 15% |
| 2023/24 | 380 | 20.4 | 17% | 3% | 18% | 7% | 20% |
| 2022/23 | 379 | 20.2 | 22% | 2% | 19% | 7% | 20% |
| 2021/22 | 387 | 18.7 | 28% | 2% | 19% | 5% | 13% |
| 2020/21 | 388 | 19.6 | 31% | 2% | 16% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 355 | 23.1 | 22% | 2% | 14% | 4% | 9% |
| 2017/18 | 344 | 22.3 | 8% | 3% | 13% | 4% | 5% |
| 2016/17 | 319 | 18.5 | 8% | 2% | 11% | 3% | 4% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.