Primary schools in Blackburn

There are 39 primary schools in Blackburn (Blackburn with Darwen), teaching 11,867 pupils. Of the 39 with a score, 12 do better than similar schools elsewhere in England and 15 do worse.

Best in England Secondary schools in Blackburn All schools in Blackburn

Pupils from low-income families29%average across these schools

Doing better than similar schools12 of 39scored schools in the top two bands

New-style Ofsted report cards6inspected since November 2025

Good or outstanding (old grades)24of those still on old grades

Full or nearly full13 of 39schools with 98% or more of places taken

Average class size27.0one-teacher classes, January census

Free breakfast clubs12schools on the government programme

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored

Primary schools (39)

Ranked by score, highest first. The likely range shows how sure we can be. If two schools' ranges overlap, don't read it as one beating the other. Click a column heading to sort, or hover a row to find it on the map.

#	School	Pupils	Low income	Ofsted	Score	Likely range
1	The Olive School, BlackburnFree school · ages 4-11	638	4%	No overall grade 2025	100	99 to 100
2	Blackburn the Redeemer CofE PrimaryChurch of England · ages 4-11	416	10%	No overall grade 2024	97	94 to 99
3	Wensley Fold CofE Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 3-11	463	10%	Outstanding 2023	92	86 to 96
4	Daisyfield Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11	292	20%	Good 2023	86	73 to 93
5	Lammack Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11	548	8%	Good 2022	84	72 to 91
6	Cedars Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11	407	21%	Good 2019	82	68 to 90
7	Brookhouse Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 2-11	247	19%	Good 2022	81	62 to 91
8	St Gabriel's Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 5-11	212	11%	Good 2024	80	60 to 91
9	St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11	419	35%	Good 2024	76	59 to 86
10	Audley Junior SchoolCouncil · ages 7-11	392	32%	Good 2022	70	54 to 81
11	Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 3-11	464	20%	Good 2024	67	48 to 81
12	Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School BlackburnRoman Catholic · ages 4-11	180	41%	Report card 2026	67	39 to 85
13	St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School BlackburnRoman Catholic · ages 4-11	203	29%	Good 2022	60	35 to 80
14	Roe Lee Park Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11	424	29%	Good 2023	59	39 to 76
15	St Stephen's Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11	392	26%	Good 2022	59	39 to 75
16	Griffin Park Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11	232	23%	Good 2022	58	33 to 79
17	Audley Infant SchoolCouncil · ages 3-7	280	19%	Good 2024	58	30 to 81
18	St Antony's RC Primary SchoolRoman Catholic · ages 3-11	236	43%	Not inspected	54	25 to 80
19	St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School, Feniscowles, BlackburnRoman Catholic · ages 4-11	216	6%	Not inspected	51	24 to 77
20	St Michael With St John CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11	262	26%	Good 2022	51	30 to 71
21	Holy Souls Roman Catholic Primary School BlackburnRoman Catholic · ages 3-11	189	19%	Good 2023	50	26 to 73
22	Longshaw Community Junior SchoolCouncil · ages 7-11	334	65%	Good 2022	46	29 to 64
23	Livesey Saint Francis' Church of England SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11	173	21%	Good 2023	45	23 to 70
24	St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, BlackburnRoman Catholic · ages 4-11	408	26%	No overall grade 2024	38	22 to 58
25	Feniscowles Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11	417	10%	Good 2023	34	19 to 53
26	St James' Church of England Primary School BlackburnChurch of England · ages 2-11	395	24%	Good 2022	33	19 to 53
27	St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School BlackburnRoman Catholic · ages 3-11	154	46%	No overall grade 2024	33	16 to 58
28	Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School BlackburnRoman Catholic · ages 4-11	173	26%	Report card 2025	29	14 to 54
29	St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School BlackburnRoman Catholic · ages 3-11	214	50%	Report card 2026	28	14 to 52
30	St Silas's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 5-11	311	22%	Good 2023	24	14 to 42
31	Meadowhead Community Infant School and NurseryCouncil · ages 3-7	169	39%	Good 2022	23	10 to 49
32	St Matthew's Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11	258	40%	Report card 2026	14	7 to 26
33	Longshaw Infant SchoolCouncil · ages 4-7	203	43%	Report card 2026	12	5 to 28
34	Meadowhead Junior SchoolCouncil · ages 7-11	201	61%	Good 2019	9	5 to 17
35	Intack Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11	378	41%	Good 2022	8	5 to 15
36	Shadsworth Infant SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11	196	41%	No overall grade 2025	8	3 to 19
37	St Luke and St Philips Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11	202	50%	No overall grade 2024	8	4 to 17
38	St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England AcademyAcademy · ages 4-11	182	55%	No overall grade 2025	7	3 to 17
39	Queen Elizabeth's Primary SchoolFree school · ages 4-11	387	14%	Report card 2026	7	4 to 13

Primary schools in nearby areas

Darwen14 schools

About this list

Schools are listed by their School Chooser Score, highest first. Schools without a score (independent schools and those with too little published data) come after, in alphabetical order. The score compares each school with schools that have a similar mix of pupils, not just with each other, so a school with a lower score in a wealthier area may still have better exam results. How the score works.