Intack Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Whitebirk Road
Blackburn
Lancashire
BB1 3HY
Phone 0125452815
Reference Number 119118

Intack Primary School continues to perform well as a good school, with pupils expressing enjoyment and pride in their learning environment. The school fosters positive relationships between staff and students, ensuring that children feel safe and included. The curriculum is broad and ambitious, effectively supporting most pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities. However, there are some gaps in knowledge due to a minority of subjects where essential content has not been clearly defined by the leaders. Overall, the leadership is strong, and staff feel valued, promoting a healthy school culture.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 399
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 47.37%
Girls: 52.63%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 38.7%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 57.9%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 26.5
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 22.8
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 29.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 22 22 44
2 22 27 49
3 24 31 55
4 33 25 58
5 29 32 61
6 27 33 60

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
Pakistani 46.6%
White, British 26.3%
Indian 9.8%
White & Asian 3.8%
African 3%
White, Other 2.5%
Asian, Other 1.5%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.8%
Mixed, Other 0.8%
Unclassified 0.3%
White & Black (African) 0.3%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 29 Jun 2022
Date Report
29 Jun 2022 School inspection
04 Apr 2017 Short inspection
23 Oct 2012 Full inspection:
08 Mar 2012 Curriculum and development visit
10 Jun 2010 Full inspection:
28 Feb 2008 Full inspection:
27 Nov 2007 Monitoring visit
11 Jul 2007 Monitoring visit
21 Mar 2007 Monitoring visit
14 Nov 2006 Monitoring visit
14 Mar 2006 Full inspection:
22 Jan 2001 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils take pride in their school and feel safe.
  • Positive relationships are built between staff and pupils.
  • A broad and ambitious curriculum is provided for all pupils.
  • Effective support is given to pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
  • Leaders prioritize reading and have implemented a new phonics curriculum.
  • Pupils benefit from opportunities to engage in outdoor learning and eco-initiatives.
  • Well-established routines help maintain focus and minimize disruptions in learning.

Areas for Improvement

  • In a minority of subjects, essential knowledge is not clearly identified, resulting in gaps in learning.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 47%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 2%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 101
Maths 102

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -5.2
Writing -2.7
Maths -4.7

How many students meet the standards

Sample

Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Sample

Unlock

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Sample

Unlock
Unlock Premium

Get percentile rankings, historic result charts, admissions data, and post-GCSE destinations for every school.

£9.99 one-off payment. Lifetime access, no subscription.

Unlock for £9.99

2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 8 0
Third Preference 14 0
From another Local Authority 3 1

Previous Years

Sample

Unlock

Name Distance
Shadsworth Infant School
Rothesay Road, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 2EL
0.56 miles
Knuzden St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy
Mount St James, Stanhill Road, Knuzden, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 2DR
0.64 miles
St Antony's RC Primary School
Shadsworth Road, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 2HP
0.71 miles
Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary School
Newton Street, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 1NE
0.82 miles
Daisyfield Primary School
Clinton Street, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 5LB
0.94 miles
St Stephen's Church of England Primary School
Robinson Street, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 5PE
0.99 miles
Shadsworth Junior School
Blackburn With Darwen, Shadsworth Junior School, Arran Avenue, Lancashire, BB1 2ET
1 miles
Rawdhatul Uloom Islamic Primary School
184 Whalley Old Rd, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 5NZ
1.01 miles
Audley Junior School
Queen's Park Road, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 1SE
1.16 miles
Audley Infant School
Queens Park Road, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 1SE
1.16 miles
St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
Trinity Street, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 5BN
1.21 miles
St Matthew's Church of England Primary School
Withers Street, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 1DF
1.22 miles
Brunel Nursery School
Cambridge Street, Blackburn, BB1 1ES
1.25 miles
Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School
Aspen Lane, Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, BB5 4QA
1.37 miles
Brookhouse Primary School
Troy Street, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 6NY
1.4 miles
St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
Bennington Street, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB2 3HP
1.45 miles
St Charles' Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Knowles Street, Rishton, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 4HT
1.46 miles
St Michael With St John CofE Primary School
Swallow Drive, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 6LE
1.47 miles
Cedars Primary School
St. James's Road, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 8HQ
1.54 miles
Rishton St Peter and St Paul's Church of England Primary School
Arundel Street, Rishton, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 4DT
1.6 miles
Name Distance
Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
North Road, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 1PY
0.78 miles
Rawdhatul Ilm Wal Huda
32 Moss Street, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 5JT
0.78 miles
Jamiatul-Ilm Wal-Huda UK School
30 Moss Street, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 5JT
0.82 miles
Al Islah Girls' High School
108 Audley Range, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 1TF
1.1 miles
Newfield School
Old Bank Lane, Off Shadsworth Road, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 2PW
1.12 miles
Islamiyah School
Willow Street, Little Harwood, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 5NQ
1.23 miles
Blackburn Central High School
Haslingden Road, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB2 3HJ
1.38 miles
The Willows
Willow Grange, Henry Street, Rishton, Lancashire, BB1 4JJ
1.69 miles
The Hyndburn Academy
Stourton Street, Rishton, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 4ED
1.7 miles
Markazul Uloom
Park Lee Road, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB2 3NY
1.83 miles
Noorul Uloom
Park Lee Rd, Blackburn, BB2 3NY
1.83 miles
Blackburn College
Blackburn College, Harrison Centre, Feilden Street, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB2 1LH
1.86 miles
Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School
Sumner Street, Blackburn, BB2 2LD
1.94 miles
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School
West Park Road, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB2 6DF
2.12 miles
Pleckgate High School
Pleckgate Road, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 8QA
2.12 miles
St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy
Duckworth Street, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB2 2JR
2.15 miles
Rhyddings
Haworth Street, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 3EA
2.22 miles
Darwen Vale High School
Blackburn Road, Darwen, Lancashire, BB3 0AL
2.71 miles
Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn
Wordsworth Road, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 0LU
2.74 miles
Witton Park Academy
Buncer Lane, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB2 6TD
2.8 miles
Filters

Basics

Age Range

Special Schools

Independent Schools

Faith Schools

Key Stage 2 Attainment

Students Meeting expected standard

Unlock Premium to filter by results - £9.99 one-off, lifetime access.

Unlock for £9.99

Students Meeting higher standard

Unlock Premium to filter by results - £9.99 one-off, lifetime access.

Unlock for £9.99

GCSE Attainment

Attainment 8 score percentile

Unlock Premium to filter by results - £9.99 one-off, lifetime access.

Unlock for £9.99

Students getting 5 or more GCSE's at grade 9-4 (A-C)

Unlock Premium to filter by results - £9.99 one-off, lifetime access.

Unlock for £9.99
Bootstrap