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Great Harwood St John's Church of England Primary School

Blackburn, BB6 7ES · Lancashire · primary school

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Ofsted: Good · 2023 Inspected 2 years ago Mixed Primary Church of England
3.4/10 Below average

308th of 448 primary schools in Lancashire we can score, 481 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.

Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still — 3.0/10 against 1,420 of them, against 2.4/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.

How this is worked out
MeasurePercentileWeightAdds
Expected standard (RWM) 2024/25 44.0 · 12 40% 0.47
Ofsted 52 35% 1.81
Higher standard (RWM) 2024/25 6.0 · 45 25% 1.12

Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.

Get to know the school

How it's doing. In 2024/25, 44.0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths, compared to the national median of 64%. Only 6.0% reached the higher standard. Ofsted rated the school Good in November 2023. Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still (3.0 out of 10 against similar schools, 2.4 out of 10 against all schools).

Getting in. The school has 158 pupils in a capacity of 175, leaving 17 spare places. This means the school has a little room, but is fairly full.

Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils who are below the expected standard in literacy? What specific activities are available for children to join after the school day ends? How does the leadership team plan to improve attainment in the coming year?

Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.

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