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Great Harwood St John's Church of England Primary School

Voluntary aided school · Blackburn · BB6 7ES

Ages 5–11 · 158 pupils · Lancashire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

45%

Overall absence

5.7%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-09-26

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)45%
Higher standard (RWM)5%
Avg scaled score — reading
100.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
102.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)17.0%
Unauthorised2.1%
Authorised absence
3.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
141

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

17

Places offered

17

1st-preference offers

17

Total preferences (any rank)
50
Preferred offers (top 3)
17
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill90%

158 pupils · 175 places

Pupils on roll
158
Boys / girls
86 / 72
School capacity
175
Capacity fill
158 / 175 (90%)
Free school meals
46.2%
FSM pupils
73
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary aided school

Age range

Ages 5–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Blackburn
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary aided school
Headteacher
Miss Tracey Parker

Location

Address
St John's Street, Great Harwood
Postcode
BB6 7ES
Town
Blackburn
County
Lancashire
Local authority
Lancashire
District
Hyndburn
Constituency
Hyndburn
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 5–11, in Blackburn, Lancashire, 158 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 46.2%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Blackburn.

Open schools in Blackburn
79
Primary schools in Blackburn
54
Academies among open schools in Blackburn
18% (14)
Open schools in BB6
7
Primary in BB6
7
Open schools in Lancashire LA
709
Primary in Lancashire LA
483

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Tracey Parker
Telephone
01254885926
Website
https://www.greatharwoodstjohnscofeprimary.com/

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