Shadsworth Junior School
Community primary school in Arran Avenue (Blackburn with Darwen).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
S hadsworth Junior School is a friendly, happy, hard working school with a strong sense of family and belonging. We pride ourselves in being a National Flagship School for Inclusion. Our overarching aim, is for every child to be the very best they can be, to have a range of different experiences in order to find something they can excel at and enjoy.
Children begin in Year 3 and stay until the end of Year 6 when they move on to High School. Children are all taught in single age classes with a maximum of 30 children per class. Every class has a full time support assistant alongside the class teacher.
We also have two small Nurture Rooms which are available to support some of our pupils who need extra social and emotional support during their time with us. We also have two SEND provisions called The Forest Room for Y3 and Y4 and The Hive for Y5 and Y6.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
14 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Athletics
- Choir
- Computing
- Cross Country
- Dance
- Dodgeball
- Football
- Judo
- Mindfulness
- Music
- Netball
- Tennis
- Oxford Reading Tree
- Forest School
Awards
4 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Inclusion Quality MarkInclusion
- School Games MarkSport
- School Games Mark GoldSport
- UNICEF Rights Respecting SchoolsChildren's rights
Key facts
- URN
- 119221
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Constituency
- Blackburn
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (8 current, 5 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Noel Francis Murphy Former | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr John Haworth | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 |
| Mrs Julie Bolton | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2028 |
| Mr Emaanuel Ofosu | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mr Les Basnett | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2020 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Amanda Gaines | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2018 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Kim Stinson | Governor | Nominated by other body and appointed by GB | since 2014 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Susan Parkinson | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2014 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Jackie Gallagher | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 1999 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mr Emmanuel Ofosu Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · term ended 2025 |
| Mr Simon Gimeno Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · term ended 2025 |
| Dr Angela Parry Former | Governor | Nominated by other body and appointed by GB | since 2018 · term ended 2026 |
| Councillor Jim Shorrock Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2016 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record