St Antony's RC Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.166 miles
Published by Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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St Antony's RC Primary School is a primary school in Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 13 November 2024. Blackburn with Darwen has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St Antony's RC 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 | 0.166 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026 had 42 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 30 offers went to first-choice families and 12 first-choice families (29%) were not offered a place.
- In Reception 2026, the last child offered a place lived 0.166 miles away, the 2nd shortest of 14 Blackburn with Darwen primary schools with a published last distance.
- In 2024/25, 50% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%); 7% 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
- Shadsworth Road, Blackburn, BB1 2HP
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Pupils on roll
- 236 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 39.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 13 November 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy and proud to belong to their school.”
- “They flourish, growing in confidence, within the school’s nurturing and welcoming environment.”
- “Pupils, especially those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), benefit from the support of skilled and caring staff.”
To improve
- “However, at times, teachers do not ensure that pupils regularly practise what they already know.”
- “Some pupils do not become fluent writers as quickly as they could.”
- “This impacts on how well they express their ideas in writing across the curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 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) | 50% | 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: 42 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 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.
- Shadsworth Infant School 0.3 mi Not judged
- Shadsworth Junior School 0.3 mi Standards maintained
- Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Audley Infant School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Audley Junior School 0.6 mi School remains Good
- Intack Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Matthew's Church of England Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn 0.9 mi School remains Good