Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary School

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

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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Newton Street, Blackburn BB1 1NE

https://www.stthomasblackburn.org.uk/

Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary School is a Church of England primary school maintained by the local authority (Blackburn with Darwen). It has about 460 boys and girls aged between 3 and 11. In February 2024 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

Particular strengths include Progress, Disadvantaged pupils and Finances. Relative weaknesses include Representation and Environment.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.4		Audley Junior School
0.4		Audley Infant School
0.4		St Matthew's Church of England Primary School
0.6		St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
0.6		Daisyfield Primary School
0.6		St Antony's RC Primary School
0.7		St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
0.7		St Michael With St John CofE Primary School
0.8		Intack Primary School
0.8		Shadsworth Infant School
0.8		St Stephen's Church of England Primary School
0.9		Brookhouse Primary School

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

Disadvantaged pupils: Above average. Progress in maths is excellent. Progress in reading is below average. Progress in writing is above average.

Finances: About average. The school budget has been roughly in balance

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

Environment: Below average. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all quite high.

Attendance: Below average. Pupil absence rates are quite high and the incidence of persistent absence is very high.

Admissions: Poor. The occupancy rate is very high and the offer rate is roughly average.

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

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