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EnglandNorth WestHyndburnBB1 4HTSt Charles' RC School
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St Charles' RC School

Primary

Hyndburn · Blackburn · BB1 4HT

Pupils
146
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
55%
RWM expected · 2024/25
14%
RWM higher · 2024/25
146
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
55%
RWM expected · 2024/25
14%
RWM higher · 2024/25
146
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Closed school

This school is closed.

Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 29/01/2020

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLancashire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusClosed

Overview of St Charles' RC School · Primary · Lancashire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
55%
-7pp
77%62%47%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 55%
RWM higher standard
14%
+11pp
14%9%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 14%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
68%
Reading higher standard
18%
Writing expected standard
68%
Writing higher standard
18%
Maths expected standard
59%
Maths higher standard
18%
Science expected standard
82%
SPAG expected standard
68%
SPAG higher standard
23%
Reading scaled score
103.0
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
146
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
16%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
10%

Contact

Address
Knowles Street, Rishton, Blackburn, BB1 4HT
Local authority
Lancashire
Website
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
2024/2555%14%68%18%68%18%59%18%82%68%103.0101.0102.018%146
2023/2462%3%76%21%72%10%72%17%79%69%105.0103.0104.011%161
2022/2347%13%63%17%67%13%60%20%83%63%102.0102.0102.0-2.90-0.60-2.1012%172
2018/1977%5%82%18%82%14%86%41%82%82%104.0107.0107.0-1.70-1.20+0.3012%179
2017/1871%11%71%21%82%14%79%25%79%82%104.0104.0106.0-0.50+0.80+0.708%184
2016/1760%7%73%30%77%10%67%20%80%80%105.0103.0106.0+1.10-0.70-1.0010%189

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
2024/2514622.018%4%16%5%10%
2023/2416122.611%3%16%5%10%
2022/2317218.912%4%19%5%9%
2021/2217519.010%3%22%5%8%
2020/2117417.413%2%22%
2018/1917922.212%2%24%3%6%
2017/1818420.68%3%29%4%4%
2016/1718921.210%4%31%4%9%

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