Shadsworth Junior School
Primary · Community school · Mixed · Blackburn with Darwen
Arran Avenue, BB1 2ET
62
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 09/10/2019
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
92.9%
25.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
215
Capacity used
Has space90%
240 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 7–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- John Haworth
- Address
- Blackburn With Darwen, Arran Avenue, BB1 2ET
- Phone
- 01254698016
- Local authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Ward / constituency
- Blackburn South East · Blackburn
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 119221
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 64% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 17% | — | — |
| SEN support | 43% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
215 pupils · 240 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
22 January 2025
Ungraded inspection
Standards maintained - 19
09 October 2019
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 231 pupils
Attendance
92.9%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
7.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
25.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
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.
Primary results (Key Stage 2)
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 62% | — | — |
| Higher standard | 2% | — | — |
| 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
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 60% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 2% | 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.
| 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.