Livesey Saint Francis' Church of England School
Primary · Voluntary aided 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
Livesey Saint Francis' Church of England School is a primary school in Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 3 July 2023. Blackburn with Darwen has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Livesey Saint Francis' Church of England 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 outcome.
- For Reception in 2026 there were 21 first-choice applications for 24 offers, 0.9 first choices per offer, the 18th lowest of 50 Blackburn with Darwen primary schools.
- In 2024/25, 60% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 3% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- It has 23.2 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 20.5 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
- Cherry Tree Lane, Cherry Tree, Blackburn, BB2 5NX
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Pupils on roll
- 173 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 21.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 3 July 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils live out leaders’ vision through their everyday actions.”
- “For example, they strive to love people and to love learning.”
- “They do this by engaging well in lessons and by caring for one another.”
To improve
- “However, in a small number of subjects, some staff do not have the expertise that they need to deliver some subject curriculums as well as they should.”
- “This means that, in these subjects, staff sometimes do not support pupils to make secure enough connections between new topics and concepts.”
- “Occasionally, some pupils do not build their knowledge as well as they could in these curriculum areas.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 September 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) | 60% | 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: 21 first-preference applications, 24 offers in total, 21 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 Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School, Feniscowles, Blackburn 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Feniscowles Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Meadowhead Community Infant School and Nursery 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Meadowhead Junior School 0.8 mi Some aspects not as strong
- St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England Academy 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Griffin Park Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Wensley Fold CofE Primary Academy 1.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published