Voluntary aided school · Blackburn with Darwen

Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary

4–11Ages
416Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
133987URN

Jack Walker Way, Fernhurst Farm, Blackburn, BB2 4JJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

close to Blackburn with Darwen median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Blackburn with Darwen

149 applications for 60 places · 19th of 46 in Blackburn with Darwen

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

85%met the expected standard

Blackburn with Darwen 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 17 December 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

2.5applications per place, Reception

close to Blackburn with Darwen median (2.3) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

149 applications · 60 places offered · 60 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.5; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.3
2025 2.7; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.4
2024 2.3; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.5
2023 2.4; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.3
2022 2.7; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.2
2021 2.0; Blackburn with Darwen median median 1.9
2020 2.5; Blackburn with Darwen median median 1.8
2019 2.4; Blackburn with Darwen median median 1.9
2018 2.9; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.0
2017 2.5; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.0
2016 2.6; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.0
2015 2.7; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.0
2014 2.4; 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	60	149	2.5	60	1.00
Sep 2025	60	160	2.7	74	1.23
Sep 2024	60	139	2.3	60	1.00
Sep 2023	59	141	2.4	58	0.98
Sep 2022	60	162	2.7	56	0.93
Sep 2021	60	119	2.0	56	0.93
Sep 2020	59	150	2.5	77	1.31
Sep 2019	60	144	2.4	82	1.37
Sep 2018	59	171	2.9	80	1.36
Sep 2017	57	143	2.5	84	1.47
Sep 2016	60	155	2.6	92	1.53
Sep 2015	58	159	2.7	96	1.66
Sep 2014	59	142	2.4	73	1.24

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 88% · Writing 87% · Maths 90% → all three 85% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard85%3rd of 51 in Blackburn with Darwen

Blackburn with Darwen 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard88%

Blackburn with Darwen 76% England 78%

Higher standard38%

Blackburn with Darwen 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard87%

Blackburn with Darwen 72% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Blackburn with Darwen 8% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard90%

Blackburn with Darwen 78% England 77%

Higher standard45%

Blackburn with Darwen 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (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	85%	8%	108	109
2023/24	81%	16%	109	108
2022/23	83%	15%	110	110

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

Blackburn the Redeemer CofE PrimaryThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.5applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Longshaw Infant School
0.6 km · Blackburn with Darwen

2026

1.5applications per place
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
0.7 km · Blackburn with Darwen

2026

1.9applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Longshaw Community Junior School
1.0 km · Blackburn with Darwen

Remains Good2022

67%met the SATs standard
Meadowhead Junior School
1.3 km · Blackburn with Darwen

Some aspects not as strong2025

40%met the SATs standard
St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England Academy
1.3 km · Blackburn with Darwen

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 23%met the SATs standard
Meadowhead Community Infant School and Nursery
1.4 km · Blackburn with Darwen

Remains Good2022

1.6applications per place
Lower Darwen Primary School
1.4 km · Blackburn with Darwen

Good2023

1.9applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
St Edward's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.6 km · Blackburn with Darwen

Remains Good2020

3.5applications per place 70%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: 133987 · 889/3998
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 420 pupils · 416 on roll
Free school meals: 10.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2004
Address: Jack Walker Way, Fernhurst Farm, Blackburn, BB2 4JJ
Local authority: Blackburn with Darwen

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