A good voluntary aided school school in Blackburn with Darwen. Explore Ofsted ratings, admissions information, and performance data for St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn.
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Official government statistics
| Year | Mat Average | Read Average |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 106.0 | 103.0 |
| 2023 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
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Derived insights and analysis
Declining trend (-1.5 per year)
Down -1.5% over 3 years
Information extracted from the school's own website
"Being different, belonging together in the family of God"
Our relationships are based firmly upon strong Catholic values where we put God into the centre of everything we do and we truly live by our motto of 'Being different, belonging together in the family of God'.
Headteacher Mrs Andrea Thomson welcomes parents to St Mary and St Joseph's RC Primary School, describing it as a happy, vibrant Catholic school focused on nurturing the whole child within a family atmosphere and guided by Catholic values and the motto 'Being different, belonging together in the family of God'.
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