North West
Primary schools in Blackburn with Darwen
56 primary schools in Blackburn with Darwen.
Ofsted among primary schools in Blackburn with Darwen
Good27
Requires improvement1
Outstanding1
No overall grade27
29 of these schools carry a historic one-word grade. The remaining 27 either have no published outcome or were inspected under a newer framework with no overall grade; current report cards instead grade separate aspects of the school. What changed.
- Last overall grade still shown
- 29
- Current framework (no overall grade)
- 27
- Average days since inspection
- 908
- Framework mix
- 29 historic, 27 current, 0 none
Primary schools in Blackburn with Darwen
Sorted by the share of pupils meeting the expected standard at key stage 2. A gap of a point or two is noise, not a ranking — read the school pages for the intake-adjusted comparison.
56 schools
| School | Area | Ofsted | Expected standard | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Olive School, BlackburnFree schools | Blackburn | No overall grade | 92% | |
| Hoddlesden St Paul's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Darwen | No overall grade | 83% | |
| Blackburn the Redeemer CofE PrimaryVoluntary aided school | Blackburn | No overall grade | 83% | |
| St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School, Feniscowles, BlackburnVoluntary aided school | Blackburn | No overall grade | 81% | |
| Lammack Primary SchoolCommunity school | Blackburn | Good 2022 | 80% | |
| Daisyfield Primary SchoolCommunity school | Blackburn | Good 2023 | 78% | |
| Brookhouse Primary SchoolCommunity school | Blackburn | Good 2022 | 78% | |
| Turton Belmont Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bolton | Good 2024 | 77% | |
| Cedars Primary SchoolCommunity school | Blackburn | No overall grade | 75% | |
| Wensley Fold CofE Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Blackburn | Outstanding 2023 | 75% | |
| Audley Junior SchoolCommunity school | Blackburn | Good 2022 | 74% | |
| St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School BlackburnVoluntary aided school | Blackburn | Good 2022 | 72% | |
| Darwen, St Barnabas CofE Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Darwen | Good 2023 | 69% | |
| Longshaw Community Junior SchoolCommunity school | Blackburn | Good 2022 | 68% | |
| Livesey Saint Francis' Church of England SchoolVoluntary aided school | Blackburn | Good 2023 | 68% | |
| St Stephen's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Blackburn | Good 2022 | 68% | |
| St Edward's RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | Darwen | Good 2020 | 68% | |
| Ashleigh Primary SchoolFoundation school | Darwen | Good 2023 | 66% | |
| Avondale Primary SchoolCommunity school | Darwen | Good 2023 | 64% | |
| St Stephen's Tockholes CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Darwen | Report card 2026 | 64% | |
| Roe Lee Park Primary SchoolCommunity school | Blackburn | Good 2023 | 63% | |
| St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Blackburn | Good 2024 | 63% | |
| St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, BlackburnVoluntary aided school | Blackburn | No overall grade | 62% | |
| St Michael With St John CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Blackburn | Good 2022 | 60% | |
| Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | DARWEN | Report card 2026 | 60% | |
| St James' Church of England Primary School BlackburnVoluntary aided school | Blackburn | Good 2022 | 59% | |
| Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School BlackburnVoluntary aided school | Blackburn | Report card 2026 | 55% | |
| Meadowhead Junior SchoolCommunity school | Blackburn | No overall grade | 54% | |
| Shadsworth Junior SchoolCommunity school | Arran Avenue | No overall grade | 54% | |
| St Antony's RC Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Blackburn | No overall grade | 53% | |
| Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Blackburn | Good 2024 | 52% | |
| St James' Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Darwen | No overall grade | 52% | |
| Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School BlackburnVoluntary aided school | Blackburn | Report card 2025 | 52% | |
| St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School BlackburnVoluntary aided school | Blackburn | Report card 2026 | 52% | |
| St Gabriel's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Blackburn | Good 2024 | 50% | |
| Feniscowles Primary SchoolCommunity school | Blackburn | Good 2023 | 49% | |
| Holy Trinity VC SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Darwen | No overall grade | 48% | |
| St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, DarwenVoluntary aided school | DARWEN | No overall grade | 48% | |
| Griffin Park Primary SchoolCommunity school | Blackburn | Good 2022 | 47% | |
| Holy Souls Roman Catholic Primary School BlackburnVoluntary aided school | Blackburn | Good 2023 | 47% | |
| St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School BlackburnVoluntary aided school | Blackburn | No overall grade | 45% | |
| St Silas's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Blackburn | Good 2023 | 42% | |
| St Matthew's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Blackburn | Report card 2026 | 41% | |
| St Luke and St Philips Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Blackburn | No overall grade | 37% | |
| Intack Primary SchoolCommunity school | Blackburn | Good 2022 | 32% | |
| Lower Darwen Primary SchoolCommunity school | Darwen | Good 2023 | 31% | |
| Darwen Aldridge Sudell PrimaryAcademy converter | Darwen | Report card 2026 | 28% | |
| St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Blackburn | No overall grade | 27% | |
| St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Darwen | Requires improvement 2024 | 25% | |
| Darwen St James CofE Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Darwen | No overall grade | 19% | |
| Meadowhead Community Infant School and NurseryCommunity school | BLACKBURN | Good 2022 | — | |
| Longshaw Infant SchoolCommunity school | Blackburn | Report card 2026 | — | |
| Audley Infant SchoolCommunity school | Blackburn | Good 2024 | — | |
| Shadsworth Infant SchoolCommunity school | Blackburn | No overall grade | — | |
| Queen Elizabeth's Primary SchoolFree schools | Blackburn | Report card 2026 | — | |
| Turton and Edgworth CofE/Methodist Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Bolton | Report card 2025 | — |