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Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Longshaw Community Junior School | Longshaw Infant School | Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn | St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | No | No | No |
| Sixth form | No | No | No | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | No | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | No | No | No | No |
| Field | Longshaw Community Junior School | Longshaw Infant School | Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn | St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Blackburn, BB2 3NX | Blackburn, BB2 3NF | Blackburn, BB2 3UG | Blackburn, BB2 3HP |
| School typediffers | Community school | Community school | Voluntary aided school | Voluntary aided school |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | Primary | Primary |
| Age rangediffers | 7–11 | 4–7 | 4–11 | 4–11 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Status | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | School remains Good | Expected standard | Expected standard | School remains Good |
| Attainment 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Progress 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 5+ | — | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 4+ | — | — | — | — |
| EBacc entry | — | — | — | — |
| EBacc APS | — | — | — | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | 73% | — | 68% | 70% |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | 9% | — | 4% | 7% |
| Overall absencediffers | 6.2% | 7.3% | 7.0% | 6.3% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 20.6% | 25.0% | 23.3% | 19.1% |
| Severe absencediffers | 1.6% | 1.7% | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | — | 0.96 (Balanced demand) | 1.00 (Balanced demand) | 0.93 (Balanced demand) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | — | 55 | 22 | 27 |
| Places offereddiffers | — | 57 | 22 | 29 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 334 | 203 | 180 | 203 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 334 / 360 (93%) | 203 / 270 (75%) | 180 / 210 (86%) | 203 / 210 (97%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 65% | 42.9% | 40.6% | 28.6% |
| Admissions policy | — | — | — | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mr Jonathan Berry | Mrs Vicky Foy | Mrs Martina Staffa | Mrs A Thomson |
| SEN types | — | — | — | — |
| Diocesediffers | — | — | Diocese of Salford | Diocese of Salford |
| Constituency | Blackburn | Blackburn | Blackburn | Blackburn |
| Sponsor | — | — | — | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Community school | Community school | Voluntary aided school | Voluntary aided school |
| Academy/trust | — | — | — | — |
| Nursery | No Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Boarding | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders |
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