Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3–11 · Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.411 miles
Published by Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen for ages 3–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 29 February 2024. Blackburn with Darwen has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England 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 | 0.411 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 0.411 miles away, the 5th shortest of 14 Blackburn with Darwen primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- Reception 2026 had 71 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 58 offers went to first-choice families and 13 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 72% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 5% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The school has 25.8 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 21.6 across 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
- Newton Street, Blackburn, BB1 1NE
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Pupils on roll
- 464 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 18.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 29 February 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive in this welcoming school.”
- “Pupils, staff, and parents and carers talked about it as being ‘the heart of the community’.”
- “Warm relationships are at the centre of this inclusive school.”
To improve
- “However, there remains a stubbornly high number of pupils who miss important learning because they do not attend school regularly enough.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 April 2024 (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) | 72% | 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: 71 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 58 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.
- St Matthew's Church of England Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- Audley Infant School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Audley Junior School 0.4 mi School remains Good
- St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Daisyfield Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- St Antony's RC Primary School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn 0.7 mi School remains Good
- Shadsworth Infant School 0.8 mi Not judged