Primary school

Blacko Primary School

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  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Lancashire
  • BB9 6LS
Ofsted Good · inspected Jan 2012

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 3,221 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 22%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 4%4%2016/17: top 20%2017/18: top 1%1% · 2017/182018/19: top 41%2022/23: top 9%2023/24: top 1%2024/25: top 22%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM75% · North West 63%Small cohort: 12 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM17% · North West 6%Small cohort: 12 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score106 · North West 105Small cohort: 12 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score107 · North West 105Small cohort: 12 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 85% · 13 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 76% · 17 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 100% · 13 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 71% · 14 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 80% · 15 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 93% · 14 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 75% · 12 pupils · North West 63%100%71%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 13 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 18% · 17 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 23% · 13 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 0% · 14 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 33% · 15 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 29% · 14 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 17% · 12 pupils · North West 6%33%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 106 · 13 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 106 · 17 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 110 · 13 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 102 · 14 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 107 · 15 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 109 · 14 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 106 · 12 pupils · North West 105110102No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 107 · 13 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 106 · 17 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 110 · 13 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 106 · 14 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 107 · 15 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 107 · 14 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 107 · 12 pupils · North West 105110106No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in77.8%
14 of 18 who put it first2014 · 63.2%2026 · 77.8%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1814
2nd170
3rd110

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2005–2022

  1. 2005Goodas predecessor
  2. 2008Goodas predecessor
  3. 2012Goodas predecessor
  4. 2017Ungraded visitas predecessor
  5. 2022Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026103
Free school meals (past 6 years)4.0%
First language not English0.0%
SEN support7.9%
EHC plan3.0%
Absence (sessions missed)2.7%
Persistently absent pupils1.1%

Girls 39.6%Boys 60.4%

98.1% full · 105 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.6
Pupils per adult9.5
  • Classroom teachers 4
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 5.9
  • Other support 2.4

Teachers 5 FTE · Whole workforce 13.3 · 28 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,624
Spend per pupil£7,911
Staff spend per pupil£5,931
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • −£29,000in-year balance

Grants £7,475 · self-generated £149 · premises £208 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: APEX COLLABORATIVE TRUST (5 academies) · trust reserve £4,589,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it