Compare Balderstone St Leonard's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School and Balshaw Lane Community Primary School and Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England Primary School
Comparison of primary schools: Balderstone St Leonard's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (Primary) in Blackburn; Balshaw Lane Community Primary School (Primary) in Chorley; Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England Primary School (Primary) in Preston — covering Ofsted outcomes, size, FSM%, governance, capacity & more.
At a glance
This page compares Balderstone St Leonard's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Balshaw Lane Community Primary School and Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England Primary School. They are primary phase and voluntary aided school, academy converter and voluntary controlled school type located around Blackburn, Lancashire, Chorley, Lancashire and Preston, Lancashire. The strongest headline Ofsted judgement here is 1 (Balshaw Lane Community Primary School), published Nov 2011. The lowest is 3 (Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England Primary School), published May 2023. The most recent inspection on record is for Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England Primary School (May 2023). average roll around ≈ 200, combined total ≈ 600, typical FSM 20–25%, range 5–10%–45–50%; all within the ASPIRATIONAL FUTURES MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST trust.
| Attribute |
Balderstone St Leonard's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
BB2 7LL
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Balshaw Lane Community Primary School
PR7 6NS
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Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England Primary School
PR5 6GX
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Phase / Type | Primary • Voluntary aided school | Primary • Academy converter | Primary • Voluntary controlled school |
| Location |
Blackburn Lancashire BB2 7LL |
Chorley Lancashire PR7 6NS |
Preston Lancashire PR5 6GX |
| Latest Ofsted | 2 8 May 2014 | 1 23 Nov 2011 | 3 3 May 2023 |
| Ofsted report | — | — | — |
| Pupils (roll) | ≈ 100 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 400 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 100 🔒 Unlock exact pupils |
| FSM % | 5–10% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 10–15% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 45–50% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % |
| Capacity | 105 | 420 | 168 |
| Capacity utilisation | Near capacity 🔒 View exact % | Near capacity 🔒 View exact % | Under capacity 🔒 View exact % |
| Age range | — | — | — |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Admissions policy | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Trust / Local authority | Lancashire (888) | ASPIRATIONAL FUTURES MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST | Lancashire (888) |
| Website | www.balderstoneschool.co.uk | www.balshawlane.co.uk | www.staidansprimaryschool.co.uk |
| Telephone | 01254769150 | 01257278722 | 01772337321 |
| SEN provision | None reported | None reported | None reported |
| Profile | View profile | View profile | View profile |
- 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
- Phase / Type
- Primary • Voluntary controlled school
- Location
- Preston
Lancashire
PR5 6GX - Ofsted
- 3 3 May 2023
- Pupils
- ≈ 100 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 45–50% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- Lancashire (888)
- Website
- www.staidansprimaryschool.co.uk
- Telephone
- 01772337321
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