Voluntary aided school · Blackburn with Darwen

Livesey Saint Francis' Church of England School

4–11Ages
173Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
119423URN

Cherry Tree Lane, Cherry Tree, Blackburn, BB2 5NX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.1per place

0.8 above Blackburn with Darwen median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Blackburn with Darwen

74 applications for 24 places · 9th of 46 in Blackburn with Darwen

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

60%met the expected standard

Blackburn with Darwen 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 3 July 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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 entry

3.1applications per place, Reception

0.8 above Blackburn with Darwen median (2.3) 0.9 above England median (2.2)

74 applications · 24 places offered · 21 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.1; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.3
2025 2.8; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.4
2024 3.2; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.5
2023 8.9; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.3
2022 3.5; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.2
2021 2.6; Blackburn with Darwen median median 1.9
2020 3.5; Blackburn with Darwen median median 1.8
2019 2.8; Blackburn with Darwen median median 1.9
2018 3.9; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.0
2017 2.6; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.0
2016 2.8; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.0
2015 2.7; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.0
2014 2.8; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.4

More applications per place than the Blackburn with Darwen median in 13 of 13 years.

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	24	74	3.1	21	0.88
Sep 2025	24	67	2.8	15	0.63
Sep 2024	22	71	3.2	15	0.68
Sep 2023	7	62	8.9	6	0.86
Sep 2022	19	67	3.5	19	1.00
Sep 2021	22	58	2.6	20	0.91
Sep 2020	22	76	3.5	19	0.86
Sep 2019	30	84	2.8	25	0.83
Sep 2018	24	94	3.9	20	0.83
Sep 2017	29	76	2.6	20	0.69
Sep 2016	30	83	2.8	24	0.80
Sep 2015	30	81	2.7	35	1.17
Sep 2014	28	77	2.8	26	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 67% · Maths 80% → all three 60% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard60%29th of 51 in Blackburn with Darwen

Blackburn with Darwen 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

Blackburn with Darwen 76% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Blackburn with Darwen 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard67%

Blackburn with Darwen 72% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Blackburn with Darwen 8% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard80%

Blackburn with Darwen 78% England 77%

Higher standard17%

Blackburn with Darwen 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Blackburn with Darwen median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	60%	3%	106	104
2023/24	57%	3%	103	103
2022/23	68%	0%	106	103

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

Livesey Saint Francis' Church of England SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

3.1applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School, Feniscowles, Blackburn
0.7 km · Blackburn with Darwen

Standards maintained2025

3.1applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Feniscowles Primary School
1.0 km · Blackburn with Darwen

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Meadowhead Community Infant School and Nursery
1.3 km · Blackburn with Darwen

Remains Good2022

1.6applications per place
Meadowhead Junior School
1.3 km · Blackburn with Darwen

Some aspects not as strong2025

40%met the SATs standard
St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn
1.5 km · Blackburn with Darwen

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.8applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England Academy
1.7 km · Blackburn with Darwen

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 23%met the SATs standard
Griffin Park Primary School
2.0 km · Blackburn with Darwen

2026

1.9applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Wensley Fold CofE Primary Academy
2.4 km · Blackburn with Darwen

Outstanding2023

3.3applications per place 83%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119423 · 889/3311
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 173 on roll
Free school meals: 21.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Cherry Tree Lane, Cherry Tree, Blackburn, BB2 5NX
Local authority: Blackburn with Darwen

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources