There are 64 primary schools in Blackburn with Darwen, teaching 16,845 children. 45 are run by the council and 14 are academies or free schools. Among them are 3 special and 3 independent schools.
97% of the mainstream state schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 1 of them is Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.
63.0% of pupils in Blackburn with Darwen met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 0% to 100%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.
26.1% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £8,144 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 14.7% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.
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