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St Silas's CofE Primary School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 St Silas Road
 Blackburn
 Lancashire BB2 6JP
Telephone: 01254 698447

School Type

Phase: Primary (ages 5-11)
Type: Sponsor-Led Academy
Religious Denomination: Church of England
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2018
History: This school arose from St Silas's CofE Primary School
Trust: Cidari Education Limited
Sponsor: Cidari Trust

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Miss Kathryn Haczycki (since May 2025 – came from Great Harwood St Bartholomew's Parish Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School)
Previous Headteacher: Michele Battersby
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 15.73 / 17.31
Non-teaching Staff*: 19.06
Number of pupils: 340
Pupils Per Teacher: 21.6
Sex: Mixed (54% boys / 46% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 26.80% (medium)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 19.4%
Local child deprivation rate: 30.6% (2km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 99.4%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 92.8%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 1.7km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: North West
Constituency: Blackburn
Electoral Ward: Billinge and Beardwood
School Number: 8892014

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 25th April 2023 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
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Associated Schools

Predecessor Schools†
* Other schools occupying the same site, or related to this one through splits or mergers
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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