Shadsworth Infant School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen
Shadsworth Infant School is a primary school in Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 25 March 2025.
Key facts
- Address
- Rothesay Road, Blackburn, BB1 2EL
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Pupils on roll
- 196 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 35.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 25 March 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy and settled at this vibrant infant school.”
- “They enjoy their learning and look forward to exciting activities, including when they are outdoors.”
- “Pupils particularly relish lunchtime.”
To improve
- “While pupils told inspectors that some behaviour disrupts their learning at times, teachers do sort this out quickly.”
- “However, this is not the case for some subjects and areas of learning in the early years.”
- “In these subjects and areas of learning, knowledge is not as clearly determined.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 May 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 49 first-preference applications, 58 offers in total, 49 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Blackburn with Darwen.
- St Antony's RC Primary School 0.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Shadsworth Junior School 0.4 mi Standards maintained
- Intack Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Audley Infant School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Audley Junior School 0.9 mi School remains Good
- St Matthew's Church of England Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn 1.2 mi School remains Good