Wensley Fold CofE Primary Academy

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 2-11
Religion Church of England
Address Manor Road
Blackburn
Lancashire
BB2 6LX
Phone 01254667449
Reference Number 139514

General Makeup

Number of pupils 454
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 52.86%
Girls: 47.14%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 8.8%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 97.1%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 29.9
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 30
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 29.8

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 34 26 60
2 30 30 60
3 26 34 60
4 39 21 60
5 28 32 60
6 35 26 61

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
Pakistani 67.4%
Indian 26.2%
Mixed, Other 2%
White, British 1.8%
Chinese 0.2%
Asian, Other 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Outstanding
 >  Quality of education Outstanding
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Outstanding
  >  Personal Development Outstanding
  >  Leadership & Management Outstanding
  >  Early Years Provision Outstanding
Last Inspection Date 2023-10-10
Date Description Report
2023-09-13 School inspection: School inspection:
2013-04-04 Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter
Previously as Wensley Fold (VC) Church of England Primary School
2010-10-18 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2009-06-26 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2007-02-07 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2006-02-28 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2001-01-15 Full inspection Full inspection
2010-10-18 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2009-06-26 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2007-02-07 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2006-02-28 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2001-01-15 Full inspection Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 75% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 8% Unlock 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.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 106 Unlock Unlock
Maths 108 Unlock 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.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -0.4 Unlock Unlock
Writing 0.7 Unlock Unlock
Maths 2.8 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

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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.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 50 12
Third Preference 56 0
From another Local Authority 1 0

Previous Years

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