St Michael With St John CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · 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
St Michael With St John CofE Primary School is a primary school in Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 19 October 2022. Blackburn with Darwen has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St Michael With St John CofE 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
- In 2024/25, 69% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 5% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reception 2026 entry drew 24 first-choice applications for 30 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 6 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- For Reception in 2026, every applicant was offered a place, as at 29 of the 43 other Blackburn with Darwen primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- 26% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 34.8% 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
- Swallow Drive, Blackburn, BB1 6LE
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Pupils on roll
- 262 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 26% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 19 October 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils, and children in the early years, said that they are happy at school.”
- “They explained how they live out the school’s motto to ‘Nurture, Inspire and Achieve’ through their everyday actions.”
- “They are confident to talk about their learning.”
To improve
- “Despite the overall strengths in the curriculum design and delivery, in a very small number of subjects, some teachers have gaps in their own subject knowledge.”
- “There are instances when this occasionally hinders pupils’ achievement.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 November 2022 (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) | 69% | 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: 24 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 24 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 Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn 0.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St James' Church of England Primary School Blackburn 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Brookhouse Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Matthew's Church of England Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- Daisyfield Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Queen Elizabeth's Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 0.7 mi Good