Academy sponsor led · Blackburn with Darwen

St Silas's CofE Primary School

5–11Ages
311Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
146541URN

St Silas Road, Blackburn, BB2 6JP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.1per place

0.8 above Blackburn with Darwen median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Blackburn with Darwen

65 applications for 21 places · 7th of 46 in Blackburn with Darwen

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

59%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: Good · 25 April 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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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 entry

3.1applications per place, Reception

0.8 above Blackburn with Darwen median (2.3) 0.9 above England median (2.2)

65 applications · 21 places offered · 13 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

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

2026 3.1; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.3
2025 2.2; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.4
2024 3.0; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.5
2023 2.7; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.3
2022 2.5; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.2
2021 2.1; Blackburn with Darwen median median 1.9
2020 1.7; Blackburn with Darwen median median 1.8
2019 1.9; Blackburn with Darwen median median 1.9
2018 2.1; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.0; as the previous school
2017 1.7; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 1.6; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.0; as the previous school
2015 1.8; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.0; as the previous school
2014 2.0; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.4; as the previous school

This school
Blackburn with Darwen median

Dashed bars: as St Silas's CofE Primary School (URN 132045), 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	21	65	3.1	13	0.62
Sep 2025	24	53	2.2	14	0.58
Sep 2024	23	70	3.0	19	0.83
Sep 2023	24	64	2.7	16	0.67
Sep 2022	18	45	2.5	14	0.78
Sep 2021	22	47	2.1	12	0.55
Sep 2020	34	57	1.7	23	0.68
Sep 2019	29	55	1.9	16	0.55
Sep 2018 *	30	64	2.1	20	0.67
Sep 2017 *	57	98	1.7	37	0.65
Sep 2016 *	51	79	1.6	26	0.51
Sep 2015 *	59	105	1.8	44	0.75
Sep 2014 *	58	114	2.0	41	0.71

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 69% · Writing 69% · Maths 67% → all three 59% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard59%33rd of 51 in Blackburn with Darwen

Blackburn with Darwen 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard69%

Blackburn with Darwen 76% England 78%

Higher standard29%

Blackburn with Darwen 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard69%

Blackburn with Darwen 72% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Blackburn with Darwen 8% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard67%

Blackburn with Darwen 78% England 77%

Higher standard10%

Blackburn with Darwen 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	59%	0%	104	102
2023/24	35%	2%	101	102
2022/23	42%	5%	102	101

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 Silas's CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

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

2025

2.2applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Wensley Fold CofE Primary Academy
0.5 km · Blackburn with Darwen

Outstanding2023

3.3applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Queen Elizabeth's Primary School
0.6 km · Blackburn with Darwen

2026

2.4applications per place 45%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
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 Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
1.3 km · Blackburn with Darwen

2026

1.9applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Griffin Park Primary School
1.3 km · Blackburn with Darwen

2026

1.9applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
St James' Church of England Primary School Blackburn
1.4 km · Blackburn with Darwen

Remains Good2022

2.4applications per place 66%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 146541 · 889/2014
Trust: Cidari Education Limited
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 420 pupils · 311 on roll
Free school meals: 21.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 December 2018
Replaced: St Silas's CofE Primary School (URN 132045)
Address: St Silas Road, Blackburn, BB2 6JP
Local authority: Blackburn with Darwen

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