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Meadowhead Junior School

Primary · Community school · Mixed · Blackburn with Darwen

Anglesey Street, Blackburn, BB2 4QG

Website 01254209871

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headline score

Ranking (England)

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No ranked results

Ofsted

Good

Graded 24/09/2019

Application demand

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No council data

Attendance

93.1%

23.1% persistently absent

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

At a glance

Pupils on roll

201

Capacity used

Has space

84%

240 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
Jason Newsham
Address
Anglesey Street, Blackburn, BB2 4QG
Phone
01254209871
Local authority
Blackburn with Darwen
Ward / constituency
Mill Hill & Moorgate · Blackburn
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
119121

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals61%——
English as additional language12%——
SEN support26%——
48% boys (96)52% girls (105)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)

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

201 pupils · 240 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 25

    15 January 2025

    Ungraded inspection

    Some aspects not as strong
  2. 19

    24 September 2019

    Full graded inspection

    Good overall effectiveness
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 242 pupils

Attendance

93.1%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

6.9%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

23.1%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

2.5%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

2.8%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

17%
20/21
31%
21/22
29%
22/23
32%
23/24
23%
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 & maths45%——
Higher standard2%——
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 standard40%
-22% vs England
Higher standard0%
-8% vs England

Reading

Expected standard60%
-15% vs England
Higher standard14%
-19% vs England
Average score102
-4 vs England

Writing

Expected standard63%
-9% vs England
Greater depth9%
-4% vs England

Maths

Expected standard57%
-17% vs England
Higher standard7%
-19% vs England
Average score101
-4 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard59%
-14% vs England
Higher standard17%
-13% vs England
Average score102
-3 vs England

Science

Expected standard81%
-1% vs England

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

Primary results over time

502019542023452024402025

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

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)40%61%
Higher standard0%8%

House prices near the school

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

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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.