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St Barnabas & St Paul’s Church of England Primary School, Blackburn

Oakenhurst Road, Blackburn, Lancashire BB2 1SN

10 reasons to choose St Barnabas & St Paul's Church of England Primary School

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St Barnabas & St Paul’s Church of England Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 74. It is one of the best state primary schools in Blackburn and one of the 5 best independent or state primaries within 7 miles.

School fundamentals

St Barnabas & St Paul’s 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 (2023) inspection.

Average class size

St Barnabas & St Paul’s Church of England Primary School has two classes per year, and an average class size of 30 pupils.

Exam results

Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that St Barnabas & St Paul’s Church of England Primary School ranks in the top 0% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 1% of schools.

The St Barnabas & St Paul's Church of England Primary School curriculum

School curriculum emphasises Christian social morality and also includes PSHE, French. 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 and visiting speakers.

Specialist teaching

Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.

Sport at St Barnabas & St Paul's Church of England Primary School

School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.

The Arts at St Barnabas & St Paul's 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

School hours are from 8.30am to 3.00pm though after school clubs can extend the day.

Find another school near St Barnabas & St Paul's Church of England Primary School

Independent Prep Schools

Westholme Junior & Infants School (1.8 miles); Oakhill Preparatory School (6.8 miles).

State Primary Schools

Spring Hill Community Primary School (5.4 miles); St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Withnell (5.6 miles); Padiham Primary School (10.5 miles).

Independent Senior Schools

Westholme School (1.8 miles); Heathland School (5.8 miles); Stonyhurst College (7 miles).

State Senior Schools

St Wilfrid’s Church of England Academy (0.5 miles); Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School (0.8 miles); Tauheedul Islam Girls’ High School (1.2 miles).

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