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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 23 January 2020Ungraded inspection: School remains Good · as St Edward's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn, URN 119666
- 8 June 2016Graded inspection: Good · as St Edward's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn, URN 119666
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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 entry45 applications · 13 places offered · 13 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 3.5; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.3
- 2025 2.3; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.4
- 2024 2.3; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.5; as the previous school
- 2023 2.2; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.3; as the previous school
- 2022 2.7; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2021 1.7; Blackburn with Darwen median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2020 2.0; Blackburn with Darwen median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2019 2.0; Blackburn with Darwen median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2018 1.8; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2017 2.3; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2016 2.1; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2015 1.9; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2014 2.6; Blackburn with Darwen median median 2.4; as the previous school
- This school
- Blackburn with Darwen median
Dashed bars: as St Edward's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn (URN 119666), 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 | 13 | 45 | 3.5 | 13 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 29 | 68 | 2.3 | 27 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2024 * | 30 | 69 | 2.3 | 29 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2023 * | 28 | 62 | 2.2 | 28 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 * | 23 | 62 | 2.7 | 22 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2021 * | 27 | 45 | 1.7 | 27 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 * | 30 | 61 | 2.0 | 33 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2019 * | 28 | 55 | 2.0 | 24 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2018 * | 29 | 51 | 1.8 | 31 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2017 * | 30 | 68 | 2.3 | 30 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2016 * | 28 | 58 | 2.1 | 26 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2015 * | 27 | 52 | 1.9 | 22 | 0.81 |
| Sep 2014 * | 26 | 67 | 2.6 | 24 | 0.92 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 77% · Writing 77% · Maths 70% → all three 70% 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 | 70% | 3% | 103 | 103 |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 0% | 106 | 105 |
| 2022/23 | 68% | 11% | 106 | 104 |
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 Edward's RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20203.5applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
- 0.6 km · Blackburn with DarwenRequires improvement20244.1applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
- 1.0 km · Blackburn with DarwenRemains Good20231.5applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
- 1.2 km · Blackburn with DarwenGood20231.9applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
- 1.6 km · Blackburn with DarwenGraded · no overall grade20242.5applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
- 1.7 km · Blackburn with Darwen20261.9applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
- 1.7 km · Blackburn with DarwenGraded · no overall grade20251.5applications per place 37%met the SATs standard
- 1.9 km · Blackburn with DarwenGraded · no overall grade20243.2applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
- 1.9 km · Blackburn with Darwen20261.5applications per place
- 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
- 150080 · 889/3778
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Capacity
- 208 pupils · 198 on roll
- Free school meals
- 17.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 April 2024
- Replaced
- St Edward's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn (URN 119666)
- Address
- Blackburn Road, Darwen, BB3 0AA
- Local authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources