St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn
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
St Peter'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 Not judged, from the inspection on 19 November 2024. Blackburn with Darwen has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn 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 Reception in 2026 was offered a place, as at 29 of the 43 other Blackburn with Darwen primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 saw 37 first-choice applications for 43 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 6 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 56% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 10% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Hawkins Street, Blackburn, BB2 2RY
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Pupils on roll
- 408 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 25.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 19 November 2024
Strengths
- “This is a happy school where pupils thrive.”
- “Pupils say, rightly, that all adults at St Peter’s are ‘trusted adults’.”
- “They appreciate the kind and nurturing staff, who care for them well.”
To improve
- “On occasion, however, some activities do not support and help deepen pupils’ learning.”
- “When this happens, some pupils do not learn the important knowledge as well as they could, and they move on to new learning before they are ready.”
- “As a result, they do not learn as well as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 December 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) | 56% | 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: 37 first-preference applications, 43 offers in total, 37 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 Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England Academy 0.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Griffin Park Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Meadowhead Community Infant School and Nursery 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Meadowhead Junior School 0.5 mi Some aspects not as strong
- St Luke and St Philips Church of England Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged
- Wensley Fold CofE Primary Academy 0.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 0.9 mi Good
- Livesey Saint Francis' Church of England School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published