Free schools · Blackburn with Darwen

Queen Elizabeth's Primary School

4–11Ages
387Pupils
PrimaryPhase
148834URN

West Park Road, QEGS West Park Rd, Blackburn, BB2 6DF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

close to Blackburn with Darwen median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Blackburn with Darwen

127 applications for 52 places · 20th of 46 in Blackburn with Darwen

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

45%met the expected standard

Blackburn with Darwen 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 23 June 2026Published 14 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

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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

2.4applications per place, Reception

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

127 applications · 52 places offered · 39 named it first

2026 2.4; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.3
2025 2.4; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.4
2024 3.0; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.5
2023 3.4; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.3; as the previous school
2022 3.2; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.2; as the previous school
2021 3.5; Blackburn with Darwen median median 1.9; as the previous school
2020 3.3; Blackburn with Darwen median median 1.8; as the previous school
2019 3.0; Blackburn with Darwen median median 1.9; as the previous school
2018 3.8; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.0; as the previous school
2017 4.9; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 6.3; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.0; as the previous school
2015 7.4; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.0; as the previous school
2014 5.4; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.4; as the previous school

This school
Blackburn with Darwen median

Dashed bars: as Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School (URN 141165), Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School (URN 119838), 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	52	127	2.4	39	0.75
Sep 2025	55	133	2.4	54	0.98
Sep 2024	52	155	3.0	38	0.73
Sep 2023 *	57	195	3.4	59	1.04
Sep 2022 *	55	178	3.2	57	1.04
Sep 2021 *	57	199	3.5	71	1.25
Sep 2020 *	56	186	3.3	59	1.05
Sep 2019 *	56	168	3.0	51	0.91
Sep 2018 *	54	204	3.8	59	1.09
Sep 2017 *	53	259	4.9	96	1.81
Sep 2016 *	38	241	6.3	106	2.79
Sep 2015 *	33	243	7.4	126	3.82
Sep 2014 *	44	239	5.4	135	3.07

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 63% · Writing 86% · Maths 54% → all three 45% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard45%43rd of 51 in Blackburn with Darwen

Blackburn with Darwen 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard63%

Blackburn with Darwen 76% England 78%

Higher standard16%

Blackburn with Darwen 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard86%

Blackburn with Darwen 72% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Blackburn with Darwen 8% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard54%

Blackburn with Darwen 78% England 77%

Higher standard7%

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	45%	2%	102	100
2023/24	65%	7%	104	104
2022/23

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

Queen Elizabeth's Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.4applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
0.5 km · Blackburn with Darwen

2025

2.2applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
St Silas's CofE Primary School
0.6 km · Blackburn with Darwen

Good2023

3.1applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
0.7 km · Blackburn with Darwen

Good2024

2.1applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
St James' Church of England Primary School Blackburn
0.9 km · Blackburn with Darwen

Remains Good2022

2.4applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
0.9 km · Blackburn with Darwen

2026

1.9applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Wensley Fold CofE Primary Academy
1.0 km · Blackburn with Darwen

Outstanding2023

3.3applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
St Michael With St John CofE Primary School
1.0 km · Blackburn with Darwen

Remains Good2022

1.9applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
The Olive School, Blackburn
1.3 km · Blackburn with Darwen

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.2applications per place 98%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: Free schools
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 148834 · 889/2016
Trust: Qegs Blackburn Academy Trust
Capacity: 392 pupils · 387 on roll
Free school meals: 14.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2023
Replaced: Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School (URN 141165); Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School (URN 119838)
Address: West Park Road, QEGS West Park Rd, Blackburn, BB2 6DF
Local authority: Blackburn with Darwen

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources