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Longshaw Community Junior School

Primary · Community school · Mixed · Blackburn with Darwen

Park Lee Road, Blackburn, BB2 3NX

Website 01254296450

73

headline score

Ranking (England)

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No ranked results

Ofsted

School remains Good

No graded inspection

Application demand

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No council data

Attendance

94.8%

16.2% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

334

Capacity used

Nearly full

93%

360 places

GCSE rank (England)

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KS2 rank (England)

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Details

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Jonathan Berry
Address
Park Lee Road, Blackburn, BB2 3NX
Phone
01254296450
Local authority
Blackburn with Darwen
Ward / constituency
Blackburn South East · Blackburn
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
119119

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals65%——
English as additional language15%——
SEN support23%——
48% boys (161)52% girls (173)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

334 pupils · 360 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 22

    16 November 2022

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Good
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 383 pupils

Attendance

94.8%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

5.2%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

16.2%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

1.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

2.1%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

16%
20/21
17%
21/22
26%
22/23
21%
23/24
16%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths73%——
Higher standard9%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard67%
+5% vs England
Higher standard6%
-2% vs England

Reading

Expected standard77%
+2% vs England
Higher standard22%
-11% vs England
Average score103
-3 vs England

Writing

Expected standard72%
+0% vs England
Greater depth14%
+1% vs England

Maths

Expected standard78%
+4% vs England
Higher standard20%
-6% vs England
Average score103
-2 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard82%
+9% vs England
Higher standard19%
-11% vs England
Average score104
-1 vs England

Science

Expected standard80%
-2% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

772019682023732024672025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)67%61%
Higher standard6%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Blackburn with Darwen council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.