Feniscowles Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen
Feniscowles Primary School is a primary school in Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 14 March 2023. Blackburn with Darwen has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Livesey Branch Road, Feniscowles, Blackburn, BB2 5EG
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Pupils on roll
- 417 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 14 March 2023
Strengths
- “Leaders and staff are ambitious for all pupils to be successful at this school.”
- “Most pupils work hard to meet the high expectations that staff have of them.”
- “Pupils strive to live up to the school values of inclusion, compassion and endeavour.”
To improve
- “That said, there are a few subjects where a small number of teachers lack the knowledge that they need to deliver the curriculum as intended.”
- “This means that some pupils do not achieve as well as they should in these subjects.”
- “However, in a small number of subjects, leaders have not considered how some of the key knowledge that children learn in the early years is effectively built upon in the Year 1 curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 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) | 56% | 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: 69 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 56 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2026, as Blackburn with Darwen published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Blackburn with Darwen.
- St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School, Feniscowles, Blackburn 0.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Livesey Saint Francis' Church of England School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Meadowhead Junior School 1.3 mi Some aspects not as strong
- Meadowhead Community Infant School and Nursery 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn 1.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England Academy 1.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Stephen's Tockholes CofE Primary School 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Griffin Park Primary School 1.8 mi Good Last distance published