Roe Lee Park 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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Roe Lee Park 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 23 February 2023. Blackburn with Darwen has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Roe Lee 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place, as at 29 of the 43 other Blackburn with Darwen primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- For Reception 2026 there were 40 first-choice applications for 45 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place and 5 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 66% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25, 3rd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Blackburn with Darwen.
- In 2024/25, 66% of pupils met the expected standard (England 62%) and 9% reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths (England 8%).
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
- Emerald Avenue, Blackburn, BB1 9RP
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Pupils on roll
- 424 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 27.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 23 February 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to attend this school.”
- “They treat each other with kindness and respect.”
- “Pupils told inspectors that it does not matter if you are different at this school.”
To improve
- “Despite this, some older pupils have not fully benefited from these changes.”
- “In previous years, these pupils have not read a sufficiently broad range of quality texts.”
- “As a result, some of these pupils are less familiar with the vocabulary and language features of non-fiction texts.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 May 2023 (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) | 66% | 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: 40 first-preference applications, 45 offers in total, 40 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.
- Holy Souls Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Cedars Primary School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Stephen's Church of England Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Brookhouse Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St James' Church of England Primary School Blackburn 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Daisyfield Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Lammack Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published