Meadowhead Junior School
Anglesey Street, Blackburn, BB2 4QG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Jason Newsham
- Constituency
- Blackburn
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 201
- URN
- 119121
- Local authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01254209871
About this school
Meadowhead Junior School is a community primary school in Blackburn. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 201 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Meadowhead Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found some aspects are not as strong as at the previous inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 55 | 55 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 54% | 45% | 40% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 2% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 67% | 60% |
| Expected standard in maths | 64% | 62% | 57% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 60% | 60% | 59% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 100.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Meadowhead Junior School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Blackburn with Darwen average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 54% | 57.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 45% | 57.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 40% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 211 |
| 2023/24 | 212 |
| 2024/25 | 216 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Meadowhead Junior School compares
Meadowhead Junior School ranked 47th of 51 primary schools in Blackburn with Darwen for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 40% | 6.9% | 65.3% | 201 | — |
| Meadowhead Community Infant School and Nursery | — | 6.1% | 44.8% | 169 | 0.1 miles |
| St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England Academy | 23% | 6% | 60.8% | 182 | 0.4 miles |
| St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn | 56% | 6.6% | 30.4% | 408 | 0.5 miles |
| Livesey Saint Francis' Church of England School | 60% | 5.6% | 24.4% | 173 | 0.8 miles |
| Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary | 85% | 3.7% | 8.9% | 416 | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report15 January 2025
- 24 September 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 65.28%
- English as an additional language
- 18.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.91%
- Persistent absence
- 23.14%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Meadowhead Community Infant School and Nursery0.1 miles
Primary · Blackburn
-
St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Blackburn
-
St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn0.5 miles
Primary · Blackburn
-
Livesey Saint Francis' Church of England School0.8 miles
Primary · Blackburn
-
Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary0.8 miles
Primary · Blackburn
Other schools in Blackburn
Meadowhead Junior School ranks 47th of the 49 ranked primary schools in Blackburn.
- Audley Infant School Primary
- Audley Junior School Primary
- Balderstone St Leonard's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Belthorn Academy Primary School Primary
- Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Primary
- Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary Primary
- Brookhouse Primary School Primary
- Cedars Primary School Primary
- Daisyfield Primary School Primary
- Feniscowles Primary School Primary
- Great Harwood Primary School Primary
- Great Harwood St Bartholomew's Parish Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Meadowhead Junior School teach?
- Meadowhead Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Blackburn.
- Who is the headteacher of Meadowhead Junior School?
- The headteacher of Meadowhead Junior School is Mr Jason Newsham, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Meadowhead Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Meadowhead Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Meadowhead Junior School?
- Meadowhead Junior School has 201 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Meadowhead Junior School full?
- Meadowhead Junior School has capacity for 240 pupils and 201 on roll (84%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Meadowhead Junior School a faith school?
- No. Meadowhead Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Meadowhead Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Meadowhead Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Meadowhead Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 54% in 2022/23 and 40% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Meadowhead Junior School compare with other schools in Blackburn with Darwen?
- Meadowhead Junior School ranked 47th of 51 primary schools in Blackburn with Darwen for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Meadowhead Junior School's absence rate?
- Meadowhead Junior School's overall absence rate is 6.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Meadowhead Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Meadowhead Junior School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.