Intack Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Intack Primary School is a primary school in Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 30 June 2022. Blackburn with Darwen has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Intack 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 41.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 32.1% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Blackburn with Darwen.
- For Reception entry in 2026, every applicant was offered a place, with 30 first-choice applications for 36 offers; 6 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 47% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%), and 2% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- That 2024/25 reading, writing and maths result was lowest of 7 schools: this one and the 6 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Blackburn with Darwen that have results.
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
- Whitebirk Road, Blackburn, BB1 3HY
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Pupils on roll
- 378 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 41.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 30 June 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to Intack Primary School.”
- “They are proud of their school and embrace the school motto ‘proud to belong’.”
- “New pupils are welcomed into the school and quickly make friends.”
To improve
- “In a minority of subjects, leaders have not identified the essential knowledge they want pupils to learn.”
- “Consequently, there are gaps in pupils’ knowledge in these subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 September 2022 (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) | 47% | 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: 30 first-preference applications, 36 offers in total, 30 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.
- Shadsworth Infant School 0.6 mi Not judged
- St Antony's RC Primary School 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Daisyfield Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- St Stephen's Church of England Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Shadsworth Junior School 1.0 mi Standards maintained
- Audley Infant School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Audley Junior School 1.2 mi School remains Good