Cedars 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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Cedars Primary School is a primary school in Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 5 February 2025. Blackburn with Darwen has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Cedars 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 applicant for a Reception place in 2026 was offered one, as did 29 of the 43 other Blackburn with Darwen primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 had 44 first-choice applications for 52 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place; 8 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 70% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, the 3rd highest of 9 schools: this one and 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
- St. James's Road, Blackburn, BB1 8HQ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Pupils on roll
- 407 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 18.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 5 February 2025
Strengths
- “This is a warm and welcoming school.”
- “Pupils feel supported and are cared for.”
- “Those who join the school at different points in the year, sometimes from different countries, settle in quickly.”
To improve
- “However, there are times when the school does not adapt the delivery of the curriculum consistently well for some other pupils with SEND.”
- “This occasionally hinders these pupils from achieving as well as they could in some parts of the curriculum.”
- “Some pupils miss out on learning, such as when their families take holidays during term time.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 March 2025 (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) | 70% | 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: 44 first-preference applications, 52 offers in total, 44 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.
- Brookhouse Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St James' Church of England Primary School Blackburn 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Stephen's Church of England Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Holy Souls Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Daisyfield Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Roe Lee Park Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Michael With St John CofE Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published