Overview of Wensley Fold CofE Primary Academy · 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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2024/25
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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 | 83% | 0% | 90% | 48% | 87% | 0% | 93% | 42% | 93% | 97% | 108.0 | 108.0 | 112.0 | — | — | — | 14% | 473 |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 3% | 77% | 34% | 77% | 7% | 90% | 38% | 87% | 90% | 106.0 | 107.0 | 111.0 | — | — | — | 16% | 454 |
| 2022/23 | 75% | 8% | 78% | 28% | 83% | 10% | 92% | 33% | 85% | 95% | 106.0 | 108.0 | 111.0 | -0.40 | +0.70 | +2.80 | 17% | 421 |
| 2018/19 | 75% | 15% | 80% | 27% | 88% | 19% | 88% | 27% | 88% | 95% | 105.0 | 106.0 | 111.0 | +1.40 | +1.50 | +1.90 | 13% | 418 |
| 2017/18 | 70% | 10% | 80% | 26% | 85% | 16% | 75% | 20% | 85% | 82% | 104.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 | +1.40 | +2.60 | +2.10 | 14% | 421 |
| 2016/17 | 76% | 3% | 86% | 31% | 79% | 14% | 93% | 45% | 86% | 90% | 106.0 | 109.0 | 110.0 | +0.00 | -1.40 | +2.90 | 17% | 392 |
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 | 473 | 28.7 | 14% | 96% | 12% | 4% | 4% |
| 2023/24 | 454 | 25.2 | 16% | 97% | 10% | 4% | 4% |
| 2022/23 | 421 | 24.8 | 17% | 97% | 12% | 5% | 5% |
| 2021/22 | 420 | 23.3 | 20% | 97% | 12% | 4% | 6% |
| 2020/21 | 421 | 24.8 | 17% | 97% | 11% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 418 | 22.0 | 13% | 69% | 12% | 3% | 3% |
| 2017/18 | 421 | 21.3 | 14% | 71% | 14% | 4% | 5% |
| 2016/17 | 392 | 24.5 | 17% | 75% | 14% | 4% | 8% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.