Ofsted inspection · 02/06/2015
Overview of The Olive School, Blackburn · 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 | 98% | 24% | 98% | 66% | 99% | 34% | 99% | 71% | 99% | 98% | 111.0 | 113.0 | 111.0 | — | — | — | 11% | 637 |
| 2023/24 | 95% | 26% | 95% | 55% | 95% | 29% | 96% | 68% | 98% | 93% | 110.0 | 112.0 | 109.0 | — | — | — | 12% | 638 |
| 2022/23 | 92% | 23% | 94% | 54% | 98% | 30% | 97% | 61% | 99% | 96% | 109.0 | 110.0 | 107.0 | +1.80 | +2.30 | +3.70 | 11% | 635 |
| 2018/19 | 89% | 21% | 95% | 44% | 100% | 49% | 92% | 31% | 100% | 100% | 109.0 | 107.0 | 111.0 | +1.70 | +2.80 | -0.40 | 16% | 637 |
| 2017/18 | 77% | 8% | 80% | 32% | 98% | 32% | 88% | 18% | 100% | 85% | 105.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 | -0.30 | +2.80 | +0.10 | 10% | 605 |
| 2016/17 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | 11% | 513 |
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 | 637 | 24.4 | 11% | 98% | 4% | 3% | 5% |
| 2023/24 | 638 | 25.4 | 12% | 54% | 4% | 4% | 5% |
| 2022/23 | 635 | 22.6 | 11% | 52% | 5% | 4% | 5% |
| 2021/22 | 638 | 22.7 | 10% | 64% | 4% | 3% | 5% |
| 2020/21 | 637 | 25.9 | 16% | 77% | 6% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 637 | 22.1 | 16% | 88% | 9% | 1% | 0% |
| 2017/18 | 605 | 25.0 | 10% | 97% | 8% | 2% | 2% |
| 2016/17 | 513 | 25.4 | 11% | 98% | 7% | 2% | 1% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.