Wensley Fold CofE Primary Academy

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

Ofsted: Outstanding · 2023 Mixed Primary Church of England
OfstedOutstanding
Pupils473
FSM10.6%
KS2 expected83%
AI summary of the Ofsted report Inspected 2023-10-10 · Tap to collapse

Generated by AI from the official inspection report — not written by Ofsted or SchoolsGPT staff. Always read the full Ofsted PDF before relying on this summary.

Overview: Wensley Fold CofE Primary Academy is an outstanding school that provides an exceptional quality of education, with pupils achieving consistently high outcomes in national tests. The school is a very special place where pupils know they are valued and supported to achieve their best.

Strengths:

  • Pupils experience a broad, exciting, and highly ambitious curriculum that takes account of their diverse needs.
  • The school provides an impressively wide range of activities for pupils' personal development, fostering their talents and interests for future life.
  • Pupils' behaviour is impeccable, with a strong emphasis on respectful attitudes towards adults and each other.
  • The school works quickly and purposefully to identify and support pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
  • The school goes beyond the expected in providing for pupils' personal and character development, preparing them exceptionally well for life in British society.

Areas to improve: The report identifies no significant areas for improvement.

Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

Catchment / designated area

LA sets and reviews a catchment area annually for each primary school; priority given within the catchment boundary.

Source: Blackburn with Darwen admissions policy

Ofsted judgement breakdown (2023-09-13)

Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding is effective?
Yes
Early years provision (where applicable)
Outstanding

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