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Wensley Fold CofE Primary Academy

Blackburn, BB2 6LX · Blackburn with Darwen · primary school

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Ofsted: Outstanding · 2023 Inspected 2 years ago Mixed Primary Church of England
7.3/10 Above average

4th 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 the 4,288 schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 5.0/10 among them, against 6.1/10 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 83.0 · 92 40% 3.67
Ofsted 96 35% 3.37
Higher standard (RWM) 2024/25 0.0 · 10 25% 0.26

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, 83.0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, compared to the national median of 64%. However, 0.0% reached the higher standard. Ofsted rated the school Outstanding in October 2023. Narrow the comparison to the schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 5.0 out of 10 among them, against 6.1 out of 10 nationally.

Getting in. The school has 473 pupils in a capacity of 498, leaving 25 spare places. The school has a little room, but is fairly full.

Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils who do not reach the higher standard? What does the daily timetable look like for a Year 6 student? How does the school maintain its Outstanding rating with such a small cohort?

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