Meadowhead Junior School is a state-funded primary school in Blackburn with Darwen, North West, for pupils aged 7 to 11 for boys and girls. DfE data records 201 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 240.
The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (15 Jan 2025). 40% met the expected KS2 standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Reporting periods vary by source — Methodology.
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Good
Based on 15 Jan 2025 · Legacy grading · Open inspection report ↗
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour & attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership & management | Good |
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
| Leadership & management | Requires improvement |
Ungraded inspection · 15 Jan 2025: Some aspects not as strong
Published 10 Oct 2019.
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| School’s local authority | Blackburn with Darwen |
| Applications open | September 2026 |
| Application deadline | 15 January 2027 |
| National offer day | 16 April 2027 |
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| Subject | School (expected) | School (higher) | Average score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing & maths | 40% | 0% | — |
| Reading | 60% | 14% | 102 |
| Writing | 63% | 9% | — |
| Maths | 57% | 7% | 101 |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
16.9 pupils per qualified teacher
2025/26 · Full-time equivalent teachers, not class size.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Authorised absence2024/25 | 4.16% |
| Unauthorised absence2024/25 | 2.76% |
| Group | Pupils |
|---|---|
| White British | 67.7% |
| White other | 4% |
| Mixed | 3.5% |
| Asian | 12% |
| Black | 6.5% |
| Other | 6.5% |
DfE school, census, workforce, absence and exclusion data; periods vary, and missing values are not zero.
DfE data; confirm current support with the school's SENCO.
70% would recommend this school
10 responses · Sep 2024 – Sep 2025
| Question | Agree or strongly agree |
|---|---|
| Happy at school | 80% |
| Feels safe | 80% |
| Well behaved pupils | 50% |
| Bullying dealt with | 20% |
| Question | Agree or strongly agree |
|---|---|
| Aware of curriculum | 70% |
| Concerns dealt with | 50% |
| SEND support | 0% |
| High expectations | 70% |
| Child does well | 70% |
| Progress updates | 40% |
| Subject range | 80% |
| Clubs & activities | 90% |
| Personal development | 60% |
View the Ofsted dataset: voluntary responses may not represent all families; separate from Classpot reviews.
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