Knuzden St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy, Blackburn
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 8 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
The school excels at creating a warm, caring environment where pupils feel known and belong. Staff build strong relationships with children from the earliest years and respond effectively to behaviour issues including bullying. The school provides excellent support for pupils with additional needs and thoughtfully uses pupil premium funding to ensure disadvantaged pupils can access enrichment activities, clubs and trips alongside their peers.
Key Strengths
- Pupils feel safe, well cared for and have warm relationships with staff
- Behaviour is calm and orderly with effective responses to bullying and discrimination
- Strong support for pupils with SEND including sensory room provision and staff training
- Good attendance broadly in line with national figures
- Rich enrichment opportunities including clubs such as forest den building, chess, drawing and film
Areas for Improvement
- Too many pupils, particularly disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND, have not achieved well in reading, writing and mathematics
- Many pupils lack essential knowledge in handwriting, spelling and number facts which holds back their learning
- Teaching does not consistently check for gaps in knowledge or identify mistakes quickly enough
- Early years children do not learn to read and write well enough and many are not ready for Year 1
- Leaders do not check closely enough whether their improvements are actually making a real difference to pupil outcomes
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and pupils are made safer and feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
forest den building, chess, drawing, film, construction, school council
Knuzden St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy is a school where pupils feel safe and cared for, with positive relationships between staff and students. However, achievement in reading, writing and mathematics has not improved sufficiently, with particular concerns about disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND.
At a Glance
30.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 68% to 59%. Maths has improved from 46% to 50%. Writing has declined from 68% to 55%.
Class Sizes
23.1
Avg class size
18.7
Infant (KS1)
26.5
KS2
7
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
71%
Available places
150 pupils
210 capacity
60 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Blackburn
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Blackburn
Admissions Demand - Lancashire
Places available
15,664
Applications
12,136
Got 1st preference
93.0%
Got preferred school
98.8%
Primary admissions across Lancashire (2025/26)
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SEN Provision
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.65172%
Overall absence
16.3522%
Persistent absence
159
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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