St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen
St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn is a primary school in Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 13 October 2022.
Key facts
- Address
- Bennington Street, Blackburn, BB2 3HP
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Pupils on roll
- 203 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 28.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 13 October 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils are very happy in this school.”
- “They arrive each morning excited and ready to learn.”
- “Staff have strong relationships with pupils.”
To improve
- “However, in a minority of subjects, teachers are less skilled in using assessment strategies to check that pupils are learning all that they should.”
- “At times, this hinders pupils from building secure knowledge over time in these subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 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) | 63% | 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: 33 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 26 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.
- Audley Infant School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Audley Junior School 0.3 mi School remains Good
- St Matthew's Church of England Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- Longshaw Community Junior School 0.6 mi School remains Good
- Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Luke and St Philips Church of England Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged
- St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published