Whalley Road, Langho, Blackburn, Lancashire BB6 8AB
10 reasons to choose Langho and Billington St Leonards Church of England Primary School
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Langho and Billington St Leonards Church of England Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 68. It is one of the best state primary schools in Blackburn and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 3 miles.
School fundamentals
Langho and Billington St Leonards Church of England Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is a Church of England voluntary aided faith school. The school was also rated as Outstanding by Ofsted in its last (2012) inspection.
Average class size
Langho and Billington St Leonards Church of England Primary School has nine classes from Reception, some mixed-age, and an average class size of 28 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Langho and Billington St Leonards Church of England Primary School achieves above average attainment results. By the same measure, the school achieves above average scores for pupil progress.
The Langho and Billington St Leonards Church of England Primary School curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Christian social morality and also includes PSHE, Spanish. There is topic-based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and a residential trip in Year 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with specialist teaching for DT and sport.
Sport at Langho and Billington St Leonards Church of England Primary School
School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Langho and Billington St Leonards Church of England Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.30am to 6.00pm provided by an external contractor.
Find another school near Langho and Billington St Leonards Church of England Primary School
Oakhill Preparatory School (2.3 miles); Stonyhurst College, St Mary’s Hall (5.1 miles); Westholme Junior & Infants School (7 miles).
Barrow Primary School (3 miles); Ribchester St Wilfrid’s Church of England Primary School (4.9 miles); Spring Hill Community Primary School (5 miles).
Oakhill School (2.3 miles); Stonyhurst College (5.1 miles); Moorland School (6 miles).
St Augustine’s Roman Catholic High School, Billington (0.8 miles); Ribblesdale High School (4.9 miles); Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School (5.4 miles).