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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 28 September 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 31 January 2013Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry237 applications · 90 places offered · 87 named it first
- 2026 2.6; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.3
- 2025 2.5; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.4
- 2024 2.5; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.5
- 2023 2.4; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.3
- 2022 2.6; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.2
- 2021 2.2; Blackburn with Darwen median median 1.9
- 2020 2.9; Blackburn with Darwen median median 1.8
- 2019 2.8; Blackburn with Darwen median median 1.9
- 2018 2.7; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.0
- 2017 2.0; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.0
- 2016 2.0; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.0
- 2015 2.1; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.0
- 2014 2.3; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.4
- This school
- Blackburn with Darwen median
Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 90 | 237 | 2.6 | 87 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2025 | 89 | 221 | 2.5 | 83 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2024 | 89 | 219 | 2.5 | 69 | 0.78 |
| Sep 2023 | 90 | 215 | 2.4 | 74 | 0.82 |
| Sep 2022 | 70 | 179 | 2.6 | 51 | 0.73 |
| Sep 2021 | 70 | 151 | 2.2 | 48 | 0.69 |
| Sep 2020 | 69 | 202 | 2.9 | 77 | 1.12 |
| Sep 2019 | 70 | 199 | 2.8 | 64 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2018 | 70 | 186 | 2.7 | 48 | 0.69 |
| Sep 2017 | 69 | 141 | 2.0 | 51 | 0.74 |
| Sep 2016 | 70 | 142 | 2.0 | 45 | 0.64 |
| Sep 2015 | 60 | 128 | 2.1 | 41 | 0.68 |
| Sep 2014 | 60 | 136 | 2.3 | 42 | 0.70 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 91% · Writing 84% · Maths 96% → all three 81% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Blackburn with Darwen median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 81% | 12% | 109 | 108 |
| 2023/24 | 80% | 7% | 107 | 106 |
| 2022/23 | 80% | 11% | 108 | 107 |
Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Lammack Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20222.6applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
- 1.1 km · Blackburn with DarwenGood20244.1applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
- 1.1 km · Blackburn with DarwenGood20232.5applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
- 1.3 km · Blackburn with DarwenRemains Good20222.4applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
- 1.4 km · Blackburn with Darwen20262.4applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
- 1.4 km · Blackburn with DarwenStandards maintained20251.9applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
- 1.5 km · Blackburn with Darwen20252.2applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
- 1.6 km · Blackburn with DarwenGood20233.1applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
- 1.6 km · Blackburn with DarwenRemains Good20222.5applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 119124 · 889/2012
- Capacity
- 570 pupils · 548 on roll
- Free school meals
- 7.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Address
- Lammack Road, Blackburn, BB1 8LH
- Local authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources