Academy converter · Blackburn with Darwen

Wensley Fold CofE Primary Academy

3–11Ages
463Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
139514URN

Manor Road, Blackburn, BB2 6LX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.3per place

1.0 above Blackburn with Darwen median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Blackburn with Darwen

193 applications for 59 places · 4th of 46 in Blackburn with Darwen

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

83%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: Outstanding · 13 September 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
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

3.3applications per place, Reception

1.0 above Blackburn with Darwen median (2.3) 1.1 above England median (2.2)

193 applications · 59 places offered · 85 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.3; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.3
2025 3.2; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.4
2024 2.6; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.5
2023 2.9; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.3
2022 2.6; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.2
2021 2.3; Blackburn with Darwen median median 1.9
2020 2.5; Blackburn with Darwen median median 1.8
2019 2.6; Blackburn with Darwen median median 1.9
2018 2.2; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.0
2017 2.7; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.0
2016 2.4; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.0
2015 2.3; 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	59	193	3.3	85	1.44
Sep 2025	59	189	3.2	58	0.98
Sep 2024	59	156	2.6	50	0.85
Sep 2023	60	171	2.9	55	0.92
Sep 2022	60	154	2.6	50	0.83
Sep 2021	60	137	2.3	56	0.93
Sep 2020	60	152	2.5	50	0.83
Sep 2019	60	154	2.6	62	1.03
Sep 2018	59	127	2.2	39	0.66
Sep 2017	59	157	2.7	57	0.97
Sep 2016	60	146	2.4	60	1.00
Sep 2015	60	140	2.3	48	0.80
Sep 2014	59	166	2.8	57	0.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 90% · Writing 87% · Maths 93% → all three 83% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard83%4th of 51 in Blackburn with Darwen

Blackburn with Darwen 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard90%

Blackburn with Darwen 76% England 78%

Higher standard48%

Blackburn with Darwen 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard87%

Blackburn with Darwen 72% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Blackburn with Darwen 8% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard93%

Blackburn with Darwen 78% England 77%

Higher standard42%

Blackburn with Darwen 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

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Blackburn with Darwen median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	83%	0%	108	108
2023/24	70%	3%	106	107
2022/23	75%	8%	106	108

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

Wensley Fold CofE Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

3.3applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
St Silas's CofE Primary School
0.5 km · Blackburn with Darwen

Good2023

3.1applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
0.7 km · Blackburn with Darwen

2025

2.2applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
The Olive School, Blackburn
0.7 km · Blackburn with Darwen

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.2applications per place 98%met the SATs standard
Griffin Park Primary School
0.9 km · Blackburn with Darwen

2026

1.9applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
0.9 km · Blackburn with Darwen

Good2024

2.1applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Queen Elizabeth's Primary School
1.0 km · Blackburn with Darwen

2026

2.4applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn
1.2 km · Blackburn with Darwen

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.8applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St Luke and St Philips Church of England Primary School
1.3 km · Blackburn with Darwen

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.3applications per place 46%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139514 · 889/3193
Trust: Wensley Fold Church of England Academy Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 498 pupils · 463 on roll
Free school meals: 10.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2013
Replaced: Wensley Fold (VC) Church of England Primary School (URN 119412)
Address: Manor Road, Blackburn, BB2 6LX
Local authority: Blackburn with Darwen

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