Graded inspection · Mar 2025 Previous framework
- Quality of education
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Personal development
- Leadership and management
This schoolOther primary schools in Blackburn with Darwen
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| 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 |
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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 entry288 applications · 90 places offered · 156 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 3.2; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.3
- 2025 3.2; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.4
- 2024 3.3; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.5
- 2023 3.1; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.3
- 2022 3.2; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.2
- 2021 2.8; Blackburn with Darwen median median 1.9
- 2020 3.2; Blackburn with Darwen median median 1.8
- 2019 3.1; Blackburn with Darwen median median 1.9
- 2018 2.9; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.0
- 2017 2.6; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.0
- 2016 2.9; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.0
- 2015 2.3; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.0
- 2014 2.6; 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 | 90 | 288 | 3.2 | 156 | 1.73 |
| Sep 2025 | 90 | 290 | 3.2 | 168 | 1.87 |
| Sep 2024 | 90 | 299 | 3.3 | 186 | 2.07 |
| Sep 2023 | 90 | 277 | 3.1 | 155 | 1.72 |
| Sep 2022 | 90 | 292 | 3.2 | 182 | 2.02 |
| Sep 2021 | 90 | 250 | 2.8 | 155 | 1.72 |
| Sep 2020 | 90 | 287 | 3.2 | 182 | 2.02 |
| Sep 2019 | 90 | 283 | 3.1 | 188 | 2.09 |
| Sep 2018 | 89 | 257 | 2.9 | 202 | 2.27 |
| Sep 2017 | 88 | 224 | 2.6 | 152 | 1.73 |
| Sep 2016 | 90 | 265 | 2.9 | 173 | 1.92 |
| Sep 2015 | 90 | 204 | 2.3 | 119 | 1.32 |
| Sep 2014 | 89 | 227 | 2.6 | 109 | 1.22 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 98% · Writing 99% · Maths 99% → all three 98% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Blackburn with Darwen median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 98% | 24% | 111 | 113 |
| 2023/24 | 95% | 26% | 110 | 112 |
| 2022/23 | 92% | 23% | 109 | 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
- The Olive School, BlackburnThis schoolThis schoolGraded · no overall grade20253.2applications per place 98%met the SATs standard
- 0.7 km · Blackburn with DarwenGood20233.1applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
- 0.7 km · Blackburn with DarwenOutstanding20233.3applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
- 0.8 km · Blackburn with Darwen20252.2applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
- 1.3 km · Blackburn with Darwen20262.4applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
- 1.5 km · Blackburn with DarwenGood20242.1applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
- 1.6 km · Blackburn with Darwen20261.9applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
- 1.8 km · Blackburn with DarwenRemains Good20222.6applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
- 1.9 km · Blackburn with DarwenGraded · no overall grade20241.8applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 139813 · 889/2003
- Trust
- Star Academies
- Religious character
- Muslim
- Capacity
- 630 pupils · 638 on roll
- Free school meals
- 4.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 3 September 2013
- Address
- Meins Road, Blackburn, BB2 6QQ
- Local authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources