St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · 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
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St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn is a primary school in Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 24 September 2024. Blackburn with Darwen has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St Alban'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
- Free school meal eligibility is 41.6% of pupils, against a middle figure of 25.8% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Blackburn with Darwen.
- Reception 2026 drew 16 first-choice applications for 19 offers, 0.8 first choices per offer and the 13th lowest of 50 Blackburn with Darwen primary schools.
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, as at 29 of the 43 other Blackburn with Darwen primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- In 2024/25, 62% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%) and 3% 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
- Trinity Street, Blackburn, BB1 5BN
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Pupils on roll
- 154 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 41.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 24 September 2024
Strengths
- “St Alban’s is a warm and friendly school where everyone is welcome.”
- “The secure relationships that pupils have with the nurturing staff help them to feel happy, safe and well cared for.”
- “Pupils are confident to talk to a trusted adult if they have any worries.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, these assessment practices are still being refined.”
- “In these subjects, checks on pupils’ learning are not effective enough in identifying gaps in pupils’ learning, to inform future teaching.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 5 November 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) | 62% | 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: 16 first-preference applications, 19 offers in total, 16 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 Michael With St John CofE Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Daisyfield Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Brookhouse Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Matthew's Church of England Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Stephen's Church of England Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- St James' Church of England Primary School Blackburn 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published