Shadsworth Junior School
Blackburn With Darwen, Arran Avenue, BB1 2ET
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr John Haworth
- Constituency
- Blackburn
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 215
- URN
- 119221
- Local authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01254698016
About this school
Shadsworth Junior School is a community primary school in Arran Avenue. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 215 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Shadsworth 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
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 59 | 58 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 54% | 62% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 69% | 69% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 71% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 64% | 62% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.50 | - | - |
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 Shadsworth 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 | 62% | 57.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 227 |
| 2023/24 | 224 |
| 2024/25 | 222 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Shadsworth Junior School compares
Shadsworth Junior School ranked 32nd of 51 primary schools in Blackburn with Darwen for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 7.1% | 60.4% | 215 | — |
| St Antony's RC Primary School | 50% | 4.5% | 45.5% | 236 | 0.3 miles |
| Shadsworth Infant School | — | 8.1% | 49.2% | 196 | 0.4 miles |
| Knuzden St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy | 36% | 5.7% | 30.9% | 150 | 0.7 miles |
| Audley Junior School | 73% | 4.9% | 30.9% | 392 | 0.8 miles |
| Audley Infant School | — | 5.5% | 16% | 280 | 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 report22 January 2025
- 9 October 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 60.36%
- English as an additional language
- 19.8%
- Overall absence
- 7.14%
- Persistent absence
- 25.54%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Antony's RC Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Blackburn
-
Shadsworth Infant School0.4 miles
Primary · Blackburn
-
Knuzden St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Blackburn
-
Audley Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Blackburn
-
Audley Infant School0.8 miles
Primary · Blackburn
Common questions
- What ages does Shadsworth Junior School teach?
- Shadsworth Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Arran Avenue.
- Who is the headteacher of Shadsworth Junior School?
- The headteacher of Shadsworth Junior School is Mr John Haworth, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Shadsworth Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Shadsworth 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 Shadsworth Junior School?
- Shadsworth Junior School has 215 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Shadsworth Junior School full?
- Shadsworth Junior School has capacity for 240 pupils and 215 on roll (90%), 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 Shadsworth Junior School a faith school?
- No. Shadsworth Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Shadsworth Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Shadsworth Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Shadsworth 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 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Shadsworth Junior School compare with other schools in Blackburn with Darwen?
- Shadsworth Junior School ranked 32nd of 51 primary schools in Blackburn with Darwen for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Shadsworth Junior School's absence rate?
- Shadsworth Junior School's overall absence rate is 7.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Shadsworth Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Shadsworth 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.