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Shadsworth Junior School

Primary

Blackburn with Darwen · Arran Avenue · BB1 2ET http://www.shadsworthjuniorschool.org.uk

Pupils
222
cap. 240
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
60%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
222
Pupils · 2024/25
20%
EAL · 2024/25
26%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
60%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
222
Pupils · 2024/25
20%
EAL · 2024/25
26%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 09/10/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBlackburn with Darwen
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Shadsworth Junior School · Primary · Blackburn with Darwen

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
60%
-2pp
73%64%54%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 60%
RWM higher standard
2%
0pp
2%2%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 2%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
69%
Reading higher standard
28%
Writing expected standard
64%
Writing higher standard
9%
Maths expected standard
76%
Maths higher standard
16%
Science expected standard
72%
SPAG expected standard
71%
SPAG higher standard
16%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

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
222
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
20%
FSM eligible
60%
SEN
44%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
26%

Contact

Address
Blackburn With Darwen, Arran Avenue, BB1 2ET
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
2024/2560%2%69%28%64%9%76%16%72%71%105.0104.0103.044%222
2023/2462%2%69%38%69%16%71%17%76%62%106.0104.0102.048%224
2022/2354%2%71%20%63%10%76%27%78%64%105.0106.0102.0-1.40-1.80-0.5049%227
2018/1968%2%80%19%81%22%86%17%90%80%104.0105.0104.0-1.50-0.40-0.9038%237
2017/1873%2%85%32%75%22%88%8%83%78%105.0104.0103.0+2.00+1.90+1.4041%234
2016/1757%0%77%17%77%15%77%11%92%85%104.0103.0104.0+2.10+1.40+1.0035%225

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
2024/2522218.044%20%60%7%26%
2023/2422416.548%16%62%7%27%
2022/2322718.349%18%63%7%26%
2021/2223219.746%13%66%8%30%
2020/2122821.150%10%66%
2018/1923717.438%9%59%5%19%
2017/1823419.541%11%62%6%19%
2016/1722517.035%12%64%5%16%

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