Blackfordby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School, Swadlincote

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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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Blackfordby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School

Off Main Street, Blackfordby, Swadlincote DE11 8AB

https://www.blackfordbyschool.org/

Blackfordby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School is a Church of England academy. It has about 90 boys and girls aged between 4 and 11. In January 2022 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

This school is a member of Rise Multi Academy Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Three Trees Infant Academy, Three Trees CofE Junior Academy, Albert Village Primary School, Oakthorpe Primary School and Measham Church of England Primary School.)

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

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.9		Three Trees Infant Academy
0.9		Three Trees CofE Junior Academy
0.9		Moira Primary School
1.3		Ashby Hastings Primary School
1.6		Ashby Hill Top Primary School
1.7		Ashby-de-la-Zouch Church of England Primary School
1.7		Albert Village Primary School
1.7		Hartshorne CofE Primary School
1.7		Woodcote Primary School
1.9		Eureka Primary School
2.0		Belmont Primary School
2.1		Ashby Willesley Primary School

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

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

Attendance: About average. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both roughly average.

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

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

Disadvantaged pupils: Below average. Progress in maths is poor. Progress in reading is about average. Progress in writing is below average.

Finances: Poor. This is because the school budget has been in deficit

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

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