Shadsworth Infant School
Primary · Community school · Mixed · Blackburn with Darwen
Rothesay Road, Blackburn, BB1 2EL
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 25/03/2025
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.9%
30.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
196
Capacity used
Has space89%
220 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
40 of 40 families who put it first got an offer
41
Places offered
68
Total applications
1.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 40 | 40 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 18 | 1 | ● 6% |
| 3rd preference | 10 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 68 | 41 | 60% |
1st preference success by year
Blackburn with Darwen lets families list 3 preferences. 2 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Gillian Crompton
- Address
- Rothesay Road, Blackburn, BB1 2EL
- Phone
- 01254698002
- Local authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Ward / constituency
- Blackburn South East · Blackburn
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 119220
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 41% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 17% | — | — |
| SEN support | 45% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
196 pupils · 220 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
25 March 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good - 19
04 December 2019
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 133 pupils
Attendance
91.9%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
8.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
30.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
1.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
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.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 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.