Voluntary aided school · Lancashire

Salesbury Church of England Primary School

3–11Ages
283Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
119807URN

Lovely Hall Lane, Salesbury, Blackburn, BB1 9EQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMay 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.7 below Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

67 applications for 35 places · 320th of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

70%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMay 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2022

Inspection history

13 July 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
21 May 2012
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

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.7 below Lancashire median (2.6) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

67 applications · 35 places offered · 34 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.9; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 1.9; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 1.8; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 1.8; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 1.8; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 1.8; Lancashire median median 2.4

More applications per place than the Lancashire median in 0 of 13 years.

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	35	67	1.9	34	0.97
Sep 2025	36	67	1.9	32	0.89
Sep 2024	30	63	2.1	29	0.97
Sep 2023	27	61	2.3	26	0.96
Sep 2022	40	70	1.8	40	1.00
Sep 2021	32	64	2.0	30	0.94
Sep 2020	38	68	1.8	36	0.95
Sep 2019	40	81	2.0	40	1.00
Sep 2018	40	92	2.3	49	1.23
Sep 2017	40	83	2.1	45	1.13
Sep 2016	37	77	2.1	33	0.89
Sep 2015	39	69	1.8	37	0.95
Sep 2014	40	73	1.8	34	0.85

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 75% · Maths 83% → all three 70% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard70%139th of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth5%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard30%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	70%	5%	105	106
2023/24	73%	15%	107	105
2022/23	59%	13%	105	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

Salesbury Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

1.9applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School
2.5 km · Blackburn with Darwen

Good2024

4.1applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Holy Souls Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
2.6 km · Blackburn with Darwen

Good2023

2.5applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Roe Lee Park Primary School
2.6 km · Blackburn with Darwen

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Langho
2.7 km · Lancashire

2026

3.3applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Lammack Primary School
3.0 km · Blackburn with Darwen

Remains Good2022

2.6applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Cedars Primary School
3.4 km · Blackburn with Darwen

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Osbaldeston
3.5 km · Lancashire

2026

2.3applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Ribchester St Wilfrid's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
3.6 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 30%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: 119807 · 888/5202
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 306 pupils · 283 on roll
Free school meals: 6.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Lovely Hall Lane, Salesbury, Blackburn, BB1 9EQ
Local authority: Lancashire · Ribble Valley

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