Voluntary aided school · Lancashire

Mellor St Mary Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
144Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
119424URN

Brundhurst Fold, Mellor, Blackburn, BB2 7JT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodDec 2014

Improved significantlyUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

close to Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

41 applications for 17 places · 218th of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

65%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodDec 2014

Improved significantlyUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

Inspection history

25 March 2025
Ungraded inspection: Improved significantly
3 December 2014
Graded inspection: 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

2.4applications per place, Reception

close to Lancashire median (2.6) 0.2 above England median (2.2)

41 applications · 17 places offered · 17 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 2.8; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 3.0; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 2.8; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 2.8; Lancashire median median 2.4

This school
Lancashire 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	17	41	2.4	17	1.00
Sep 2025	18	47	2.6	17	0.94
Sep 2024	17	48	2.8	17	1.00
Sep 2023	15	33	2.2	13	0.87
Sep 2022	19	50	2.6	17	0.89
Sep 2021	20	48	2.4	22	1.10
Sep 2020	15	31	2.1	15	1.00
Sep 2019	17	49	2.9	17	1.00
Sep 2018	20	59	3.0	14	0.70
Sep 2017	19	46	2.4	16	0.84
Sep 2016	20	52	2.6	18	0.90
Sep 2015	20	55	2.8	24	1.20
Sep 2014	20	56	2.8	23	1.15

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 75% · Maths 65% → all three 65% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard65%193rd of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard65%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 111 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth20%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard65%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard50%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Lancashire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	65%	20%	111	107
2023/24	73%	27%	108	105
2022/23	75%	5%	107	106

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

Mellor St Mary Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Improved significantly2025

2.4applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Osbaldeston
0.9 km · Lancashire

2026

2.3applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Lammack Primary School
2.4 km · Blackburn with Darwen

Remains Good2022

2.6applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Balderstone St Leonard's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
2.5 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

2.8applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
The Olive School, Blackburn
2.5 km · Blackburn with Darwen

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.2applications per place 98%met the SATs standard
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
2.9 km · Blackburn with Darwen

2025

2.2applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
St Silas's CofE Primary School
3.0 km · Blackburn with Darwen

Good2023

3.1applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Wensley Fold CofE Primary Academy
3.2 km · Blackburn with Darwen

Outstanding2023

3.3applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School
3.2 km · Blackburn with Darwen

Good2024

4.1applications per place 69%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119424 · 888/3312
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 140 pupils · 144 on roll
Free school meals: 11.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Brundhurst Fold, Mellor, Blackburn, BB2 7JT
Local authority: Lancashire · Ribble Valley

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