Knuzden St Oswald's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School
Mount St James, Stanhill Road, Blackburn, BB1 2DR
This school is closed (it closed in March 2023).
It was replaced by Knuzden St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Andrea Gray
- Diocese
- Diocese of Blackburn
- Constituency
- Hyndburn
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 183
- URN
- 119450
- Local authority
- Lancashire
About this school
Knuzden St Oswald's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School was a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Blackburn. It taught children aged 5 to 11 and had 183 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Knuzden St Oswald's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 21 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 33% |
| Expected standard in maths | 19% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 43% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 98.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 95.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.40 |
| Writing progress | -6.60 |
| Maths progress | -6.70 |
How Knuzden St Oswald's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 7% | 23.5% | 183 | — |
| Knuzden St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy | 36% | 5.7% | 30.9% | 150 | 0.0 miles |
| Shadsworth Infant School | — | 8.1% | 49.2% | 196 | 0.4 miles |
| Intack Primary School | 47% | 7% | 42.1% | 378 | 0.6 miles |
| St Antony's RC Primary School | 50% | 4.5% | 45.5% | 236 | 0.7 miles |
| Shadsworth Junior School | 60% | 7.1% | 60.4% | 215 | 0.7 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.
School context
From the 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 23.5%
- English as an additional language
- 16.4%
- Overall absence
- 7%
- Persistent absence
- 25%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Knuzden St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy0.0 miles
Primary · Blackburn
-
Shadsworth Infant School0.4 miles
Primary · Blackburn
-
Intack Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Blackburn
-
St Antony's RC Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Blackburn
-
Shadsworth Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Arran Avenue
Other 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 Knuzden St Oswald's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School teach?
- Knuzden St Oswald's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School taught children aged 5 to 11. It was a primary school in Blackburn.
- Has Knuzden St Oswald's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Knuzden St Oswald's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Knuzden St Oswald's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School?
- Knuzden St Oswald's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School had 183 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- What are Knuzden St Oswald's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Knuzden St Oswald's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary 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 28 October 2024.