Commons Lane, Balderstone, Blackburn, Lancashire BB2 7LL
10 reasons to choose Balderstone St Leonard's Church of England Primary School
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Balderstone St Leonard’s Church of England Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 67. It is one of the best state primary schools in Blackburn and one of the 10 best independent or state primaries within 7 miles.
School fundamentals
Balderstone St Leonard’s Church of England Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (40%/60%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is a Church of England voluntary aided faith school. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2023) inspection. Reception places are usually oversubscribed every year, on first preference.
Average class size
Balderstone St Leonard’s Church of England Primary School has four mixed-age classes and an average class size of 27 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Balderstone St Leonard’s Church of England Primary School achieves above average attainment results. By the same measure, the school achieves above average scores for pupil progress.
The Balderstone St Leonard's Church of England Primary School curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Christian social morality and also includes PSHE, French. There is topic-based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects. There may be an occasional extra-curricular academic or hobby club.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and Forest School for all year groups.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Balderstone St Leonard's Church of England Primary School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in some sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Balderstone St Leonard's Church of England Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There may be some occasional extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.40am to 5.45pm provided by an external contractor.
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