St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School, Feniscowles, Blackburn
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.930 miles
Published by Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School, Feniscowles, Blackburn is a primary school in Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 12 February 2025. Blackburn with Darwen has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School, Feniscowles, 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 | 0.930 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In Reception 2026 the last child offered a place lived 0.930 miles away, the 5th longest of 14 Blackburn with Darwen primary schools with a published last distance.
- Reception 2026 had 41 first-choice applications for 30 offers, with 30 offers going to first-choice families and 11 first-choice families not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 59% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 6% 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
- Preston Old Road, Feniscowles, Blackburn, BB2 5EP
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Pupils on roll
- 216 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 5.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 12 February 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils feel happy and safe in this school’s welcoming environment.”
- “Adults and pupils talk often about the family feel at St Paul’s.”
- “Pupils can speak to trusted adults about any worries they have.”
To improve
- “Occasionally, this does not happen and staff do not design activities which help pupils to gain new learning.”
- “When this happens, pupils do not make as much progress through the curriculum as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 March 2025 (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) | 59% | 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: 41 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.
- Feniscowles Primary School 0.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Livesey Saint Francis' Church of England School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Meadowhead Junior School 1.2 mi Some aspects not as strong
- Meadowhead Community Infant School and Nursery 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England Academy 1.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Griffin Park Primary School 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- St Stephen's Tockholes CofE Primary School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published