Meadowhead Junior School
Primary schoolMeadowhead Junior School is a primary school in Blackburn with Darwen, for pupils aged 7 to 11. It had 201 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Some aspects not as strong, January 2025
Before that: Good (overall), September 2019
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 24 September 2019
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Latest ungraded inspection
- Some aspects not as strong, 15 January 2025
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 40% of pupils at Meadowhead Junior School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Blackburn with Darwen and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Blackburn with Darwen | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 40% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101 | 105 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Meadowhead Community Infant School and NurseryPrimary. School remains Good, December 2022200 m
- St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, BlackburnSecondary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 45.4 (2025/26, provisional)690 m
- St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England AcademyPrimary. Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade. 23% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)720 m
- St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, BlackburnPrimary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)880 m
- The Heights BlackburnPupil referral and alternative provision. Standards maintained, February 2025880 m
- Eden SchoolSpecial. Good (overall), November 2023960 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Blackburn with Darwen
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).