Griffin Park Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.843 miles
Published by Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Griffin Park Primary School is a primary school in Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 17 May 2022. Blackburn with Darwen has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Griffin Park Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 0.843 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 75% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 4% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- In 2026 the last Reception place offered went to a child 0.843 miles away, 6th shortest of 14 Blackburn with Darwen primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- Reception 2026 saw 28 first-choice applications for 30 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 22.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, below the middle figure of 34.8% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Blackburn with Darwen.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Blackburn with Darwen schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Cavendish Place, Blackburn, BB2 2PN
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Pupils on roll
- 232 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 22.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 17 May 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils feel happy in school because they are helped to feel safe, supported and recognised as individuals.”
- “This sense of belonging encourages pupils' regular attendance and fuels their enthusiasm for learning.”
- “Classrooms are abuzz with purposeful learning activity.”
To improve
- “However, children in the early years do not gain the secure foundations that they need to move seamlessly into key stage 1.”
- “This limits how well some begin their writing journey within the school.”
- “Some pupils in key stage 1 have gaps in their writing knowledge.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 September 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 75% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 28 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 28 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Blackburn with Darwen.
- St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn 0.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Luke and St Philips Church of England Primary School 0.4 mi Not judged
- St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England Academy 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Wensley Fold CofE Primary Academy 0.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 0.6 mi Good
- Meadowhead Community Infant School and Nursery 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Silas's CofE Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published