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Our website contains lots of information about the life and work of our school.............. but sometimes we need to find key information quickly so here it is.
Please read the information below or click on the links. Anything else you need or if it would help in a different format - do let us know! Please email bursar@salesbury.lancs.sch.uk
Our School Name:-
Salesbury Church of England Primary School
Our Website Link
Our Postal Address:-
Salesbury Church of England Primary School
Lovely Hall Lane
Salesbury
Blackburn
Lancashire
BB1 9EQ
Our Telephone Number:-
Do call us on 01254 244580
To report a child's absence press 1
To speak to a member of our school office team press 2
Our Website Link
Initial Queries:-
Please send initial queries to our School Business Manager, Mr Adam Connell
Our Office Administrator, Mrs Emma Elvy will also be happy to help
Or 01254 244580 press 2
Our Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator
Our Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCO) is Mrs Simone Rees
Our Website Link
School Opening Hours
School starts at 8.55am. We open the doors from 8.45am and learning starts straight away.
Nursery starts at 9.00am.
EYFS (including nursery) and Key Stage 1 children finish their day at 3.30pm.
Children in Key Stage 2 finish at 3.35pm.
Our Website Link
Financial Information
There are 0 individuals who earn over £100,000 at the school.
Information updated: November 2025
Our Website Link
Link to our school's dedicated financial benchmarking page
External Link
Your school - Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool - GOV.UK
Our Website Link
Modern Slavery Act Statement
As a school, we are committed to good business practices.
We believe that everyone deserves to be treated fairly.
We have a commitment to nurture our children to grow with fairness and kindness in their thoughts and words and actions.
We strive to ensure the companies we use also treat their workers fairly and do look for companies that show care, fairness and understanding.
We regularly review and changes our policies and procedures to uphold strong ethical standards.
Ofsted and SIAMs Reports
Read our report from SIAMs 2025
National SIAMs Annual Report
Our last Ofsted inspection report was based on the inspection taking place during July 2022. You can read this here:-
School Performance
Salesbury Church of England Primary School - Compare school and college performance data in England - GOV.UK
Union Officials
There are currently no union officials at Salesbury C.E. Primary School
School Uniform
Salesbury C.E Primary School: Uniform Information
There is a rail in the school foyer of preloved uniform that can be taken quickly as needed. Small donations can be made and we encourage parents to donate and re-use school uniform as the sustainable option! Children grow so quickly so 'Take what you need and Leave what you can'
In addition to the clothing rail, you can also go to our preloved uniform shop which is run by Friends of Salesbury School Preloved uniform can be exchanged for a small donation at the link Uniformd
If you ever need any help at all, do let us know!
Gender Pay Gap
Salesbury C.E Primary School has less than 250 employees and does not meet the threshold to report specific figures.
Complaints
Relationships and Sex Education
SEN Information
Our Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCO) is Mrs Rees.
The email address for the SENCO is senco@salesbury.lancs.sch.uk
SENCO Information
SENCO - Mrs Simone Rees
Lancashire Local Offer - Special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) - local offer - Lancashire County Council
Lancashire SEND newsletter Welcome to our first SEND e-newsletter
About the local offer | Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
Curriculum Questions
As a school, we love talking about teaching and learning and our primary curriculum. If you have any further questions, please forward these to Mrs Berryman, Headteacher.
Remote Education
Attendance is essential for all pupils. They need to get the most from their school experience - be with friends, make good progress, manage their wellbeing and take up opportunities.
Where access to school has been restricted or there has been a school closure, alternative lessons will be posted on the class pages of the website.
Communication with the class teacher will be facilitated and during extended periods of school closure, online lessons will be provided.
Support will always be available through school. We will work with the local authority and the catering team to provide those children in receipt of benefit-related free school meals a lunch parcel or voucher, as advised at the time.
For children suspended or excluded from school, work will be set to complete at home.
Reading and Phonics
At Salesbury, we teach phonics using the Monster Phonics scheme which is an enhanced systematic synthetic phonics programme - this is introduced in our nursery and taught throughout EYFS and Key Stage 1. . It teaches phonics in a comprehensive structured progression but provides additional multi-sensory support to make learning more memorable and engaging. It uses colour coding and monster sound cues to support learning when children encounter long vowels, silent letters, and tricky letters. This additional support is used consistently and then cleverly phased out, creating confident independent readers. And, it’s not just about the colours; the monsters themselves each represent a sound which brings phonics to life. This creates engagement, and speeds up the learning process for everyone. Children learn to read through the Monster Phonics reading scheme.
Religious Education
Salesbury C.E Primary School: Religious Education
At Salesbury, we teach high-quality Religious Education through QuestfulRE. On a quest to discover more about religion and world views, pupils will learn more about themselves, the world, the importance of relationships and how to be neighbours. Questful RE provokes challenging questions about meaning and purpose, truth and values, identity and belonging. Offering pupils authentic encounters with living faith communities Questful RE equips them with religious literacy and diversity dexterity.
If you have any questions about how we teach R.E. and what this looks like then please do contact the Headteacher or Subject Leader for R.E.
smallshaw@salesbury.lancs.sch.uk
Parents do have the right to withdraw children from R.E.
Local Authority Admissions
Lancashire Admissions
School admissions - Lancashire County Council
Blackburn with Darwen Admissions
Admissions - Nursery and Reception
Salesbury C.E Primary School: Admissions
Children may start our nursery school the term after they become three.
If you are interested in a place at Salesbury Nursery or School and you would like to arrange a visit - do get in touch 01254244580
Admissions - In Year
If you are new to the area, first of all - Welcome to Salesbury!
If you are seeking a school place for your child, please telephone our staff in the school office on 01254 244580 or email bursar@salesbury.lancs.sch.uk who will be able to advise regarding our available places and arrange for you to visit our school. We know moving schools mid-year can feel very tricky so we will talk through how we can support your child's transition into school and make the process as simple and worry-free as possible!
Please find below an in-year admissions form should you wish to proceed with applying for a place at Salesbury. We will be in touch within 10 school days of receiving the form.
If we do not have a place for your child, we will be able to advise regarding your next steps and the choices available to you.
Governance
Senior Leadership Team
Clare Berryman, Headteacher
head@salesbury.lancs.sch.uk
Andrew Kellington, Deputy Headteacher
kellington@salesbury.lancs.sch.uk
Emma Smallshaw, Deputy Headteacher
smallshaw@salesbury.lancs.sch.uk
Simone Rees, SENCO
senco@salesbury.lancs.sch.uk
Ruth Reeve - EYFS and KS1
reeve@salesbury.lancs.sch.uk
Child Protection Policy
Designated Safeguarding Leads
DSL - Clare Berryman
