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Voluntary aided school · Blackburn with Darwen

Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn

  • 4–11Ages
  • 180Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • Roman CatholicReligious character
  • 119512URN

Holmbrook Close, Blackburn, BB2 3UG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected May 2026

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
1.9per place
0.4 below Blackburn with Darwen median (2.3)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Blackburn with Darwen

49 applications for 26 places · 33rd of 46 in Blackburn with Darwen
Every year since 2014
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
79%met the expected standard
Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Report card · inspected 12 May 2026Published 8 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
AreaExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement
InclusionStrong standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementExpected standard
Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
Early yearsStrong standard
Post-16 provisionDoes not apply to this school
Leadership and governanceStrong standard
  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

  1. 12 May 2026
    Report card · 5 Strong standard, 2 Expected standard
  2. 22 April 2022
    Ungraded inspection: School remains 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
1.9applications per place, Reception
0.4 below Blackburn with Darwen median (2.3) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

49 applications · 26 places offered · 26 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

  1. 2026 1.9; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.3
  2. 2025 2.1; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.4
  3. 2024 2.1; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.5
  4. 2023 2.7; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.3
  5. 2022 1.8; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.2
  6. 2021 1.4; Blackburn with Darwen median median 1.9
  7. 2020 1.7; Blackburn with Darwen median median 1.8
  8. 2019 1.7; Blackburn with Darwen median median 1.9
  9. 2018 2.0; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.0
  10. 2017 1.3; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.0
  11. 2016 2.2; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.0
  12. 2015 1.5; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.0
  13. 2014 1.8; 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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 202626491.9261.00
Sep 202518382.1170.94
Sep 202422452.1221.00
Sep 202313352.7120.92
Sep 202218321.8170.94
Sep 202121301.4211.00
Sep 202022371.7190.86
Sep 201926451.7250.96
Sep 201817342.0171.00
Sep 201727351.3230.85
Sep 201613292.2131.00
Sep 201528411.5260.93
Sep 201424421.8210.88

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 84% · Maths 89% → all three 79% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard79%7th of 51 in Blackburn with Darwen
Reading
Expected standard79%
Higher standard26%
Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard84%
Greater depth5%
Maths
Expected standard89%
Higher standard32%
Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • Blackburn with Darwen median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2579%5%105106
2023/2468%4%106104
2022/2355%9%104104

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

  • 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
119512 · 889/3505
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Capacity
210 pupils · 180 on roll
Free school meals
40.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address
Holmbrook Close, Blackburn, BB2 3UG
Local authority
Blackburn with Darwen

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