Ofsted inspection · 24/09/2019
Overview of Meadowhead Junior 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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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 | 40% | 0% | 60% | 14% | 63% | 9% | 57% | 7% | 81% | 59% | 102.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 | — | — | — | 30% | 216 |
| 2023/24 | 45% | 2% | 67% | 15% | 58% | 2% | 62% | 9% | 75% | 60% | 102.0 | 100.0 | 102.0 | — | — | — | 30% | 212 |
| 2022/23 | 54% | 4% | 67% | 28% | 59% | 6% | 64% | 7% | 76% | 60% | 105.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 | +0.80 | -1.10 | -1.40 | 40% | 211 |
| 2018/19 | 50% | 2% | 65% | 10% | 80% | 20% | 65% | 7% | 82% | 75% | 101.0 | 100.0 | 103.0 | -1.80 | +1.20 | -3.20 | 36% | 231 |
| 2017/18 | 59% | 5% | 68% | 22% | 76% | 20% | 71% | 12% | 76% | 83% | 104.0 | 102.0 | 106.0 | +1.60 | +2.90 | +0.00 | 33% | 253 |
| 2016/17 | 67% | 11% | 78% | 22% | 81% | 25% | 81% | 21% | 88% | 88% | 105.0 | 105.0 | 109.0 | +1.10 | +2.40 | +0.40 | 33% | 259 |
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 | 216 | 22.7 | 30% | 18% | 65% | 7% | 23% |
| 2023/24 | 212 | 18.5 | 30% | 12% | 68% | 8% | 32% |
| 2022/23 | 211 | 17.0 | 40% | 12% | 70% | 8% | 29% |
| 2021/22 | 213 | 20.5 | 43% | 8% | 69% | 8% | 31% |
| 2020/21 | 211 | 18.5 | 41% | 10% | 68% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 231 | 18.5 | 36% | 8% | 63% | 5% | 16% |
| 2017/18 | 253 | 16.1 | 33% | 8% | 63% | 6% | 18% |
| 2016/17 | 259 | 19.0 | 33% | 6% | 62% | 4% | 14% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.