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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 29 February 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 13 May 2014Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry35 applications · 30 places offered · 30 named it first
- 2026 1.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
- 2025 1.9; Lancashire median median 2.7
- 2024 1.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
- 2023 1.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
- 2022 1.4; Lancashire median median 2.5
- 2021 1.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
- 2020 1.4; Lancashire median median 2.7
- 2019 1.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
- 2018 1.3; Lancashire median median 2.7
- 2017 1.3; Lancashire median median 2.5
- 2016 1.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
- 2015 1.3; Lancashire median median 2.5
- 2014 1.3; Lancashire median median 2.4
- This school
- Lancashire median
Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 30 | 35 | 1.2 | 30 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 28 | 52 | 1.9 | 35 | 1.25 |
| Sep 2024 | 29 | 43 | 1.5 | 36 | 1.24 |
| Sep 2023 | 19 | 29 | 1.5 | 19 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 | 28 | 40 | 1.4 | 33 | 1.18 |
| Sep 2021 | 21 | 31 | 1.5 | 20 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2020 | 26 | 37 | 1.4 | 26 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2019 | 15 | 24 | 1.6 | 14 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2018 | 27 | 36 | 1.3 | 27 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2017 | 18 | 24 | 1.3 | 16 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2016 | 26 | 34 | 1.3 | 24 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2015 | 23 | 30 | 1.3 | 20 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2014 | 26 | 33 | 1.3 | 23 | 0.88 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 77% · Writing 83% · Maths 83% → all three 73% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Lancashire median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 73% | 3% | 104 | 104 |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 5% | 106 | 105 |
| 2022/23 | 75% | 9% | 107 | 106 |
Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Belthorn Academy Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20241.2applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
- 2.1 km · Blackburn with DarwenGraded · no overall grade20242.5applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
- 2.5 km · Blackburn with DarwenGraded · no overall grade20243.2applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
- 2.7 km · Blackburn with DarwenStandards maintained202560%met the SATs standard
- 2.8 km · Blackburn with DarwenGood20231.9applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
- 2.8 km · Blackburn with DarwenGraded · no overall grade20251.5applications per place 37%met the SATs standard
- 2.9 km · Blackburn with Darwen20261.7applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
- 3.1 km · Lancashire20261.6applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
- 3.2 km · Blackburn with DarwenGraded · no overall grade20251.4applications per place
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 137512 · 888/5205
- Trust
- Belthorn Academy Primary School
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 210 pupils · 238 on roll
- Free school meals
- 10.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 October 2011
- Replaced
- Belthorn Primary School (URN 119289)
- Address
- Belthorn Road, Belthorn, Blackburn, BB1 2NY
- Local authority
- Lancashire · Blackburn with Darwen
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources