St Michael With St John CofE Primary School

St Michael With St John CofE Primary School continues to demonstrate good performance overall, as confirmed by its latest inspection. Pupils feel happy, supported, and well-prepared for their future, embodying the school's ethos of 'Nurture, Inspire and Achieve'. The curriculum is ambitious and well-structured, allowing students to build on their knowledge and skills effectively. Reading is prioritized, and pupils show enthusiasm and competency in their reading abilities, which supports their learning across subjects. However, there are some gaps in teachers' subject knowledge in a few areas, which can occasionally affect the delivery of the curriculum.

Strengths

• Pupils are happy and feel safe at school.
• The school promotes a respectful and inclusive environment.
• There is a strong emphasis on reading, with well-resourced libraries.
• Teachers effectively use assessment to support student learning.
• Leaders quickly identify and respond to the needs of pupils with SEND.
• Pupils engage in various enrichment activities that promote broad awareness.

Areas for Improvement

• Some teachers have gaps in their subject knowledge in certain areas.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at St Michael With St John CofE Primary School attended 94.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 17.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at St Michael With St John CofE Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 St Michael With St John CofE Primary School had 19.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 17.4% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 17.9% of pupils at St Michael With St John CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 St Michael With St John CofE Primary School received £7,741 and spent £7,568 for each of its 262 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £99,000 (£377 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is St Michael With St John CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Michael With St John CofE Primary School is Good, from an inspection in November 2022.

When was St Michael With St John CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

St Michael With St John CofE Primary School was last inspected in November 2022.

How many pupils does St Michael With St John CofE Primary School have?

St Michael With St John CofE Primary School has 262 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Michael With St John CofE Primary School cover?

St Michael With St John CofE Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are St Michael With St John CofE Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 69% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Michael With St John CofE Primary School?

St Michael With St John CofE Primary School is at Swallow Drive, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 6LE.