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Meadowhead Junior School

Primary

Blackburn with Darwen · Blackburn · BB2 4QG http://www.meadowheadjuniors.co.uk

Pupils
216
cap. 240
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
40%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
216
Pupils · 2024/25
18%
EAL · 2024/25
23%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
40%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
216
Pupils · 2024/25
18%
EAL · 2024/25
23%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 24/09/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBlackburn with Darwen
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio16.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Meadowhead Junior School · Primary · Blackburn with Darwen

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
40%
-5pp
59%50%40%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 40%
RWM higher standard
0%
-2pp
5%3%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
60%
Reading higher standard
14%
Writing expected standard
63%
Writing higher standard
9%
Maths expected standard
57%
Maths higher standard
7%
Science expected standard
81%
SPAG expected standard
59%
SPAG higher standard
17%
Reading scaled score
102.0
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
216
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
18%
FSM eligible
65%
SEN
30%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
23%

Contact

Address
Anglesey Street, Blackburn, BB2 4QG
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
2024/2540%0%60%14%63%9%57%7%81%59%102.0101.0102.030%216
2023/2445%2%67%15%58%2%62%9%75%60%102.0100.0102.030%212
2022/2354%4%67%28%59%6%64%7%76%60%105.0102.0102.0+0.80-1.10-1.4040%211
2018/1950%2%65%10%80%20%65%7%82%75%101.0100.0103.0-1.80+1.20-3.2036%231
2017/1859%5%68%22%76%20%71%12%76%83%104.0102.0106.0+1.60+2.90+0.0033%253
2016/1767%11%78%22%81%25%81%21%88%88%105.0105.0109.0+1.10+2.40+0.4033%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

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2521622.730%18%65%7%23%
2023/2421218.530%12%68%8%32%
2022/2321117.040%12%70%8%29%
2021/2221320.543%8%69%8%31%
2020/2121118.541%10%68%
2018/1923118.536%8%63%5%16%
2017/1825316.133%8%63%6%18%
2016/1725919.033%6%62%4%14%

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