Meadowhead Junior School

State-Funded School

meadowhead-junior-school-blackburn-with-darwen-north-west

North WestRegion

Blackburn with DarwenLocal Authority

BlackburnConstituency

BB2 4QGPostcode

1.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Meadowhead Junior School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 7–11, located in Blackburn with Darwen, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 201 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2019

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 45%
Higher standard: 2%
Reading score: 102
Maths score: 100

Ethnicity

White

72%

Asian

12%

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Pupils

201

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

61%

England average

27%

First language not English

24%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 7 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 201
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Some aspects not as strong

Ungraded inspection on 15 January 2025. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
10 Oct 2019	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.