Compare Bacup Thorn Primary School and Balderstone St Leonard's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School and Balshaw Lane Community Primary School
Comparison of primary schools: Bacup Thorn Primary School (Primary) in Bacup; Balderstone St Leonard's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (Primary) in Blackburn; Balshaw Lane Community Primary School (Primary) in Chorley — covering Ofsted outcomes, size, FSM%, governance, capacity & more.
At a glance
This page compares Bacup Thorn Primary School, Balderstone St Leonard's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School and Balshaw Lane Community Primary School. They are primary phase and community school, voluntary aided school and academy converter type located around Bacup, Lancashire, Blackburn, Lancashire and Chorley, Lancashire. The strongest headline Ofsted judgement here is 1 (Balshaw Lane Community Primary School), published Nov 2011. The lowest is 2 (Bacup Thorn Primary School), published Jan 2024. The most recent inspection on record is for Bacup Thorn Primary School (Jan 2024). average roll around ≈ 250, combined total ≈ 750, typical FSM 15–20%, range 5–10%–40–45%; all within the ASPIRATIONAL FUTURES MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST trust.
| Attribute |
Bacup Thorn Primary School
OL13 8EF
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Balderstone St Leonard's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
BB2 7LL
|
Balshaw Lane Community Primary School
PR7 6NS
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Phase / Type | Primary • Community school | Primary • Voluntary aided school | Primary • Academy converter |
| Location |
Bacup Lancashire OL13 8EF |
Blackburn Lancashire BB2 7LL |
Chorley Lancashire PR7 6NS |
| Latest Ofsted | 2 18 Jan 2024 | 2 8 May 2014 | 1 23 Nov 2011 |
| Ofsted report | — | — | — |
| Pupils (roll) | ≈ 250 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 100 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 400 🔒 Unlock exact pupils |
| FSM % | 40–45% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 5–10% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 10–15% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % |
| Capacity | 276 | 105 | 420 |
| Capacity utilisation | Near capacity 🔒 View exact % | Near capacity 🔒 View exact % | Near capacity 🔒 View exact % |
| Age range | — | — | — |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Admissions policy | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Trust / Local authority | Lancashire (888) | Lancashire (888) | ASPIRATIONAL FUTURES MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST |
| Website | — | www.balderstoneschool.co.uk | www.balshawlane.co.uk |
| Telephone | 01706874027 | 01254769150 | 01257278722 |
| SEN provision | None reported | None reported | None reported |
| Profile | View profile | View profile | View profile |
- Phase / Type
- Primary • Community school
- Location
- Bacup
Lancashire
OL13 8EF - Ofsted
- 2 18 Jan 2024
- Pupils
- ≈ 250 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 40–45% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- Lancashire (888)
- Website
- —
- Telephone
- 01706874027
- Phase / Type
- Primary • Voluntary aided school
- Location
- Blackburn
Lancashire
BB2 7LL - Ofsted
- 2 8 May 2014
- Pupils
- ≈ 100 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 5–10% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- Lancashire (888)
- Website
- www.balderstoneschool.co.uk
- Telephone
- 01254769150
- Phase / Type
- Primary • Academy converter
- Location
- Chorley
Lancashire
PR7 6NS - Ofsted
- 1 23 Nov 2011
- Pupils
- ≈ 400 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 10–15% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- ASPIRATIONAL FUTURES MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Website
- www.balshawlane.co.uk
- Telephone
- 01257278722
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