1
Wensley Fold CofE Primary Academy
Blackburn • Lancashire • BB2 6LX
1
9 Oct 2023
Top 10 Primary schools in Blackburn with Darwen
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2019)
This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the local authority of Blackburn with Darwen. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
56
Outstanding
2
Good
45
Median inspection year
2019
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 4% · G: 92% · RI: 2% · I: 2%
2
The Olive School, Blackburn
Blackburn • Lancashire • BB2 6QQ
1
25 Jun 2015
3
St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Blackburn • Lancashire • BB2 1SN
2
24 Sep 2024
4
St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School
Blackburn • Lancashire • BB1 8QN
2
9 Jun 2024
5
Daisyfield Primary School
Blackburn • Lancashire • BB1 5LB
2
21 Nov 2023
6
Livesey Saint Francis' Church of England School
Blackburn • Lancashire • BB2 5NX
2
18 Sep 2023
7
St Silas's CofE Primary School
Blackburn • Lancashire • BB2 6JP
2
18 Jun 2023
8
Lower Darwen Primary School
Darwen • Lancashire • BB3 0RB
2
18 May 2023
9
Holy Souls Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
Blackburn • Lancashire • BB1 8QN
2
23 Mar 2023
10
Griffin Park Primary School
Blackburn • Lancashire • BB2 2PN
2
10 Jul 2022
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary School 2 • May 2022
- St Stephen's Church of England Primary School 2 • Apr 2022
- Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn 2 • Mar 2022
- Sudell Primary School 2 • Nov 2021
- Longshaw Infant School 2 • Nov 2021
- St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn 2 • Oct 2021
- St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England Academy 2 • Feb 2020
- Cedars Primary School 2 • Dec 2019
- Holy Trinity VC School 2 • Dec 2019
- Shadsworth Junior School 2 • Nov 2019