Balderstone St Leonard's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Blackburn

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Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Balderstone St Leonard's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Commons Lane, Balderstone, Blackburn BB2 7LL

https://www.balderstoneschool.co.uk/

Balderstone St Leonard's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is a Church of England primary school maintained by the local authority (Lancashire). It has about 100 boys and girls aged between 3 and 11. In September 2023 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

Particular strengths include Environment, Attendance, Progress and Attainment. Relative weaknesses include Finances and Admissions.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
1.2		St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Osbaldeston
1.6		Mellor St Mary Church of England Primary School
2.2		Ribchester St Wilfrid's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
2.5		Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge
2.6		Samlesbury Church of England School
2.9		Salesbury Church of England Primary School
3.0		Grimsargh St Michael's Church of England Primary School
3.0		Lammack Primary School
3.0		The Olive School Blackburn
3.4		Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
3.4		St Silas's CofE Primary School
3.4		St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School

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Environment: Excellent. Air pollution and traffic accidents are quite low, while crime is very low.

Attendance: Excellent. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very low.

Progress: Excellent. Progress in maths is about average, in reading it is excellent and in writing it is excellent. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)

Attainment: Above average. Maths attainment is about average, reading is excellent and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is above average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Representation: In balance. The socio-economic mix is in balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is slightly out of balance with the local community.

Admissions: Below average. The occupancy rate is roughly average and the offer rate is quite low.

Finances: Below average. However, the school budget has been roughly in balance

Disadvantaged pupils: There is no information about the progress of disadvantaged pupils.

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