Shadsworth Infant School

Blackburn with Darwen · BB1 2EL

General information Primary School · 3-11 years Who goes here 196 pupils, 40.7% FSM

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Shadsworth Infant School

General Information

Address: Rothesay Road, Blackburn, BB1 2EL – View on map
Phone: 01254698002
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Gillian Crompton
Age range: 3-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 49 families put it first for 58 places – 8 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. 1 of the 58 places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 9 · 2024 10 · 2025 10 · 2026 8
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: Yes

Who goes here

196 pupils out of 220 places

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 68
% eligible for free school meals: 40.7%
Pupil mix: 4 in 10 (less mixed than the Blackburn with Darwen average)
English as an additional language: 18% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 12.2% a year (Blackburn with Darwen 12.9%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 76% moved to another school, 24% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

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Across Blackburn with Darwen: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 3 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 10 (0.6 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 1 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Blackburn with Darwen, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 8.1%
Persistently absent pupils: 30.8%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

SEN unit for Social, emotional and mental health 10 places · 9 pupils at the last count

Places are usually for children with an EHC Plan and are arranged through the council, not the normal school application.

Pupils on SEN Support: 20.9%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 16.8%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Moderate learning difficulty: 9 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 9 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 9 pupils
Multi-sensory impairment: 8 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 4 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 15 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 12 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 3 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Hearing impairment: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2019 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

SATs results for this school weren't published for 2024/25 - the Department for Education withholds them when a year group is too small to report without identifying pupils.

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18th of 34 primary schools in Blackburn with Darwen for Ofsted rating

#16Lower Darwen Primary SchoolGood
#17Roe Lee Park Primary SchoolGood
#18Shadsworth Infant SchoolGood
#19St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School BlackburnGood
#20St Antony's RC Primary SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Wensley Fold CofE Primary AcademyOutstanding
#2Ashleigh Primary SchoolGood
#3Avondale Primary SchoolGood
#4Belthorn Academy Primary SchoolGood
#5Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#6Brookhouse Primary SchoolGood
#7Cedars Primary SchoolGood
#8Daisyfield Primary SchoolGood
#9Darwen, St Barnabas CofE Primary AcademyGood
#10Feniscowles Primary SchoolGood
#11Griffin Park Primary SchoolGood
#12Holy Souls Roman Catholic Primary School BlackburnGood
#13Intack Primary SchoolGood
#14Lammack Primary SchoolGood
#15Livesey Saint Francis' Church of England SchoolGood
#16Lower Darwen Primary SchoolGood
#17Roe Lee Park Primary SchoolGood
#18Shadsworth Infant SchoolGood
#19St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School BlackburnGood
#20St Antony's RC Primary SchoolGood
#21St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolGood
#22St Edward's RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyGood
#23St Gabriel's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#24St James' Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#25St James' Church of England Primary School BlackburnGood
#26St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, DarwenGood
#27St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School BlackburnGood
#28St Michael With St John CofE Primary SchoolGood
#29St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School, Feniscowles, BlackburnGood
#30St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, BlackburnGood
#31St Silas's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#32St Stephen's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#33Turton Belmont Community Primary SchoolGood
#34St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary SchoolRequires improvement

Financials

Spending per pupil: £9,112 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

2nd of 49 primary schools in Blackburn with Darwen for spending per pupil

#1St Stephen's Tockholes CofE Primary School£10,089
#2Shadsworth Infant School£9,112
#3St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School£8,695
#4Holy Trinity VC School£8,667

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1St Stephen's Tockholes CofE Primary School£10,089
#2Shadsworth Infant School£9,112
#3St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School£8,695
#4Holy Trinity VC School£8,667
#5Turton Belmont Community Primary School£8,547
#6Darwen St James CofE Primary Academy£8,120
#7Darwen Aldridge Sudell Primary£8,106
#8St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn£7,976
#9St Antony's RC Primary School£7,842
#10St Matthew's Church of England Primary School£7,819
#11Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn£7,610
#12Livesey Saint Francis' Church of England School£7,601
#13St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Darwen£7,548
#14St Luke and St Philips Church of England Primary School£7,402
#15Brookhouse Primary School£7,362
#16St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England Academy£7,290
#17St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn£7,218
#18St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School£7,170
#19St James' Church of England Primary School£7,160
#20Intack Primary School£7,093
#21St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn£7,061
#22Roe Lee Park Primary School£6,959
#23Holy Souls Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn£6,903
#24St Michael With St John CofE Primary School£6,776
#25Griffin Park Primary School£6,730
#26Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn£6,723
#27Daisyfield Primary School£6,709
#28Avondale Primary School£6,671
#29Hoddlesden St Paul's Church of England Primary School£6,583
#30Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary School£6,583
#31St Stephen's Church of England Primary School£6,552
#32Ashleigh Primary School£6,463
#33St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn£6,458
#34Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary£6,400
#35Cedars Primary School£6,398
#36Lower Darwen Primary School£6,351
#37St Edward's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy£6,338
#38St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School£6,223
#39Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary School£6,210
#40St James' Church of England Primary School Blackburn£6,137
#41St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School, Feniscowles, Blackburn£6,088
#42The Olive School, Blackburn£6,086
#43Wensley Fold CofE Primary Academy£6,068
#44Belthorn Academy Primary School£5,992
#45Feniscowles Primary School£5,922
#46St Silas's CofE Primary School£5,771
#47Lammack Primary School£5,546
#48Darwen, St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy£5,010
#49Queen Elizabeth's Primary School£4,564

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