Academy sponsor led · Blackburn with Darwen

St Luke and St Philips Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
202Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
140559URN

Hancock Street, Blackburn, BB2 2LZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 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

2.3per place

close to Blackburn with Darwen median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Blackburn with Darwen

41 applications for 18 places · 22nd of 46 in Blackburn with Darwen

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

46%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 · 1 October 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Early years provision		Requires improvement

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

2.3applications per place, Reception

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

41 applications · 18 places offered · 16 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.3; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.3
2025 2.0; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.4
2024 2.0; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.5
2023 1.7; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.3
2022 1.5; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.2
2021 1.3; Blackburn with Darwen median median 1.9
2020 2.3; Blackburn with Darwen median median 1.8
2019 2.3; Blackburn with Darwen median median 1.9
2018 2.1; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.0
2017 1.0; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.0
2016 1.6; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.0
2015 1.3; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.0
2014 1.7; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.4; as the previous school

This school
Blackburn with Darwen median

Dashed bars: as St Luke and St Philips Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (URN 119504), the previous school.

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	18	41	2.3	16	0.89
Sep 2025	23	45	2.0	20	0.87
Sep 2024	23	47	2.0	22	0.96
Sep 2023	30	51	1.7	32	1.07
Sep 2022	23	35	1.5	23	1.00
Sep 2021	25	33	1.3	20	0.80
Sep 2020	15	34	2.3	13	0.87
Sep 2019	14	32	2.3	13	0.93
Sep 2018	17	36	2.1	17	1.00
Sep 2017	23	23	1.0	12	0.52
Sep 2016	26	41	1.6	24	0.92
Sep 2015	27	34	1.3	20	0.74
Sep 2014 *	29	50	1.7	32	1.10

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 57% · Writing 57% · Maths 57% → all three 46% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard46%42nd of 51 in Blackburn with Darwen

Blackburn with Darwen 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard57%

Blackburn with Darwen 76% England 78%

Higher standard18%

Blackburn with Darwen 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard57%

Blackburn with Darwen 72% England 75%

Greater depth4%

Blackburn with Darwen 8% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard57%

Blackburn with Darwen 78% England 77%

Higher standard11%

Blackburn with Darwen 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (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	46%	0%	102	100
2023/24	39%	0%	100	100
2022/23	37%	0%	101	100

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

St Luke and St Philips Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.3applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Griffin Park Primary School
0.6 km · Blackburn with Darwen

2026

1.9applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England Academy
0.7 km · Blackburn with Darwen

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 23%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
St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn
0.9 km · Blackburn with Darwen

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.8applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
1.0 km · Blackburn with Darwen

2026

1.9applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Longshaw Community Junior School
1.0 km · Blackburn with Darwen

Remains Good2022

67%met the SATs standard
Wensley Fold CofE Primary Academy
1.3 km · Blackburn with Darwen

Outstanding2023

3.3applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Meadowhead Community Infant School and Nursery
1.3 km · Blackburn with Darwen

Remains Good2022

1.6applications per place

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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140559 · 889/2004
Trust: Cidari Education Limited
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 202 on roll
Free school meals: 50.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 May 2014
Replaced: St Luke and St Philips Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (URN 119504)
Address: Hancock Street, Blackburn, BB2 2LZ
Local authority: Blackburn with Darwen

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