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Shadsworth Junior School

Blackburn With Darwen, Arran Avenue, BB1 2ET

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At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedGood
Attendance94.9%
Attainment60% met expected standard (KS2)
AdmissionsUsually oversubscribed
Pupils215

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Good

Standards maintained

Inspection history

  1. Previous gradedGood

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

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School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in BB1. Where we have them, council (Blackburn with Darwen) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
215
Free school meals
63.7%
35.7% above district average (28%)

Also: Blackburn with Darwen 24.2% · England 24.7%

SEN
44.1%
19.5% above district average (24.6%)

Also: Blackburn with Darwen 20% · England 18.2%

EAL
19.8%
27.5% below district average (47.3%)
Attendance
94.9%
0.1% above district average (94.8%)

Also: Blackburn with Darwen 94.8% · England 94.8%

Persistent absence
15.9%
Attainment
60% met expected standard (KS2)

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the BB1 average; the darker bar is this school.

Trends over time

Attendance

Autumn and spring term attendance from DfE pupil absence data (where published for this URN).

  • 2020/2195.4%
  • 2021/2292.5%
  • 2022/2392.6%
  • 2023/2493.1%
  • 2024/2593.2%

KS2 attainment

Share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (all pupils).

  • 2022/2354%
  • 2023/2462%
  • 2024/2560%

Admissions

Demand signal
Usually oversubscribed
Published capacity (GIAS)
240
Pupils on roll
215

Indicative signal from published roll versus GIAS capacity. Not applications versus offers, and not a guarantee of a place.

Published admission number (PAN) and applications versus offers are not in our national datasets yet. Use your council booklet.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Blackburn with Darwen page.

SEN support

SEN %
44.1%
On-site provision
None listed in GIAS

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Sept 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
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