St Michael With St John CofE Primary School
Blackburn, BB1 6LE · Blackburn with Darwen · primary school
17th of 51 primary schools in Blackburn with Darwen we can score, 56 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 — 6.2/10 against 2,661 of them, against 5.4/10 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
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) 2024/25 | 69.0 · 63 | 40% | 2.51 |
| Ofsted | 52 | 35% | 1.81 |
| Higher standard (RWM) 2024/25 | 5.0 · 40 | 25% | 1.00 |
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, 69.0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, compared to the national median of 64%. Only 5.0% reached the higher standard. Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still (6.2 out of 10 against similar schools, 5.4 out of 10 against all schools). Ofsted rated the school Good in November 2022.
Beyond the classroom. Pupils can join Garden Club, Blackburn Children’s University, and Masters of Martial Arts. Sports include Blackburn Rovers Community Trust, swimming lessons, and Scouts. Arts and music cover arts and crafts and creative days. Trips go to the University Centre, Blackburn College, and Blackburn Museum. A breakfast club is available, but there is no after-school club.
Getting in. The school has 262 pupils in a building with 315 places, leaving 53 spare places. This means the school has real spare room, so a place is likely and classes are smaller than it is built for.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils who need extra help after the school day ends, given there is no after-school club? What specific support is available for the 5.0% of pupils aiming for the higher standard? How has the school maintained its Good rating since the 2022 inspection?
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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