Primary schools in Blackburn

54 primary schools in Blackburn, sorted by latest Ofsted grade. Grades come from two inspection systems; each school page states which, and the guide explains the difference. A grade shown with a year, like "Good (2019)", is the last one Ofsted published for that school and sorts below current grades. We don't invent rankings.

Blackburn in figures

For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 51 schools in Blackburn first 1,857 times for 1,857 places: 1.00 first choices per place. 10 of the 51 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 12 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 0.17 miles (St Antony's RC Primary School) to 1.47 miles (Feniscowles Primary School).

Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.

Blackburn the Redeemer CofE PrimaryOutstanding · BB2 4JJ
The Olive School, BlackburnOutstanding · BB2 6QQ
Wensley Fold CofE Primary AcademyOutstanding · BB2 6LX
Audley Infant SchoolGood · BB1 1SE
Audley Junior SchoolStrong standard · BB1 1SE
Balderstone St Leonard's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolGood · BB2 7LL
Belthorn Academy Primary SchoolGood · BB1 2NY
Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary SchoolGood · BB1 1NE
Cedars Primary SchoolGood · BB1 8HQ
Daisyfield Primary SchoolGood · BB1 5LB
Feniscowles Primary SchoolGood · BB2 5EG
Great Harwood Primary SchoolGood · BB6 7JQ
Great Harwood St Bartholomew's Parish Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolGood · BB6 7QA
Great Harwood St John's Church of England Primary SchoolGood · BB6 7ES
Holy Souls Roman Catholic Primary School BlackburnGood · BB1 8QN
Lammack Primary SchoolStrong standard · BB1 8LH
Langho and Billington St Leonards Church of England Primary SchoolGood · BB6 8AB
Livesey Saint Francis' Church of England SchoolGood · BB2 5NX
Longshaw Community Junior SchoolGood · BB2 3NX
Meadowhead Junior SchoolGood · BB2 4QG
Rishton St Peter and St Paul's Church of England Primary SchoolGood · BB1 4DT
Roe Lee Park Primary SchoolGood · BB1 9RP
Salesbury Church of England Primary SchoolGood · BB1 9EQ
Shadsworth Infant SchoolGood · BB1 2EL
St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England AcademyGood · BB2 4EW
St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School BlackburnGood · BB1 5BN
St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolGood · BB2 1SN
St Charles' Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyGood · BB1 4HT
St Gabriel's Church of England Primary SchoolGood · BB1 8QN
St Hubert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Great HarwoodGood · BB6 7SN
St James' Church of England Primary School BlackburnGood · BB1 8EG
St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School BlackburnGood · BB2 3HP
St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, BlackburnGood · BB2 2RY
St Silas's CofE Primary SchoolGood · BB2 6JP
St Antony's RC Primary SchoolGood (2019) · BB1 2HP
St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School, Feniscowles, BlackburnGood (2015) · BB2 5EP
Brookhouse Primary SchoolExpected standard · BB1 6NY
Griffin Park Primary SchoolExpected standard · BB2 2PN
Longshaw Infant SchoolExpected standard · BB2 3NF
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School BlackburnExpected standard · BB2 3UG
Queen Elizabeth's Primary SchoolExpected standard · BB2 6DF
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School BlackburnExpected standard · BB2 6HQ
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, LanghoExpected standard · BB6 8EQ
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, OsbaldestonExpected standard · BB2 7HX
St Michael With St John CofE Primary SchoolExpected standard · BB1 6LE
Intack Primary SchoolNeeds attention · BB1 3HY
Knuzden St Oswald's Church of England Primary AcademyNeeds attention · BB1 2DR
Meadowhead Community Infant School and NurseryNeeds attention · BB2 4TT
St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School BlackburnNeeds attention · BB2 1LQ
St Luke and St Philips Church of England Primary SchoolRequires improvement · BB2 2LZ
St Matthew's Church of England Primary SchoolNeeds attention · BB1 1DF
St Stephen's Church of England Primary SchoolNeeds attention · BB1 5PE
Mellor St Mary Church of England Primary SchoolNo current grade · BB2 7JT
Rishton Methodist Primary SchoolNo current grade · BB1 4JF

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