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St Silas's CofE Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Sponsored academy
St Silas Road, Blackburn BB2 6JP · stsilasprimary.co.uk · 01254 698447
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 59%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Blackburn with Darwen 63%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.6
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 311
- 74% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Free school meals
- 21.9%
- First language not English
- 82%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 13 families put the school first and 21 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 21 | 13 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 24 | 14 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 23 | 19 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 24 | 16 | 0.7 | 94% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 18 | 14 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 59% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% 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 | |||
| ▼59% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 132045)
Ofsted
St Silas's CofE Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 25 April 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 25 Apr 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Mar 2018
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 132045), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Mar 2018Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 132045)
Jun 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 132045)
Nov 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 132045)
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (15 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 15
- 5% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 60% who raised concerns
based on the 27% who had a child bullied