St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn

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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Trinity Street, Blackburn BB1 5BN

https://www.stalbansrcprimaryschool.co.uk/

St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn is a Roman Catholic primary school maintained by the local authority (Blackburn with Darwen). It has about 180 boys and girls aged between 3 and 11. In November 2022 the school was rated ‘Requires Improvement’ by Ofsted.

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

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.2		St Michael With St John CofE Primary School
0.4		St Matthew's Church of England Primary School
0.5		Daisyfield Primary School
0.5		Brookhouse Primary School
0.6		Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary School
0.6		St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
0.6		St James' Church of England Primary School Blackburn
0.7		St Stephen's Church of England Primary School
0.7		Cedars Primary School
0.7		Audley Junior School
0.7		Audley Infant School
0.8		St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn

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Admissions: Excellent. The occupancy rate is quite low and the offer rate is very high.

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

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

Attainment: Below average. Maths attainment is about average, reading is below average 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.

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

Attendance: Poor. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very high.

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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