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Shadsworth Junior School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 7–11 · Community school
Blackburn With Darwen, Arran Avenue BB1 2ET · shadsworthjuniorschool.org.uk · 01254 698016
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2019
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 60%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Blackburn with Darwen 63%, England 62%
- Pupils
- 215
- 90% of 240 places
- Local authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Free school meals
- 63.7%
- First language not English
- 19.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25, 60% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 2% the higher standard. Across Blackburn with Darwen it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●60% | 62% | ||
| ▼2% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Shadsworth Junior School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 9 October 2019, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework. An ungraded inspection in Jan 2025 found: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 21 Jan 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2019Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Feb 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective May 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jun 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (18 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 18
- 8% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 67% who raised concerns
based on the 44% who had a child bullied