Turton Belmont Community Primary School

About Turton Belmont Community Primary School

Turton Belmont Community Primary School sits comfortably above the local authority average for Key Stage 2 outcomes, with 71% of its pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared to 59% across Blackburn with Darwen primary schools. That twelve-point gap is a meaningful one, and it places the school 17th out of 52 primaries in the borough, putting it in the top third locally. The school also performs well at the higher standard, with 21% of pupils achieving that level across all three subjects. Reading is a particular strength: 43% of children reached the higher standard, and 86% met the expected level. Maths and writing both saw 79% of pupils at the expected standard, with average scores of 105 and 106 respectively. These figures suggest a school that is quietly outperforming its neighbours without making a fuss about it.

The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in February 2024, confirmed that it remains Good, a rating it has held consistently since at least 2011. The inspection team noted that leadership and management, early years provision, and the quality of education are all Good. Behaviour and attitudes were not separately graded in the latest visit, but the previous graded inspection in 2015 also rated overall effectiveness as Good. With just 91 pupils on roll against a capacity of 98, the school is small and intimate, and the low proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals (5.5%) is well below the national average. This may reflect the catchment area as much as the school itself, but it does mean that the school’s results are achieved in a context of relatively low disadvantage.

Turton Belmont offers a broad range of facilities for a primary of its size, including a library, playing fields, a gymnasium, a sensory room, and a forest school area. Sports provision covers rounders, dance, cross country, athletics, tennis and swimming, while clubs extend to drama, choir, chess, gardening, film club and coding. The school also has a chapel, which is unusual for a non-religious community school. Admissions data for 2025/26 shows the school is oversubscribed: 23 applications for 15 places, with 12 of the 13 first-preference families offered a place. That oversubscription ratio of 1.53 suggests strong local demand. SEND support is available for moderate learning difficulties, social and emotional mental health needs, speech and language communication needs, and other difficulties. This is a solid, well-regarded village-style primary that suits families who want strong academic foundations in a small, well-equipped setting.

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