St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · 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
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England Academy is a primary school in Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen for ages 4–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 11 February 2025. Blackburn with Darwen has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England Academy 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
- In 2024/25, 23% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- For Reception 2026 there were 17 first-choice applications for 22 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 5 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- There are 16.7 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 21.1 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Blackburn with Darwen.
- 54.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared with a middle figure of 42.9% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Blackburn with Darwen.
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
- Norfolk Street, Mill Hill, Blackburn, BB2 4EW
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Pupils on roll
- 182 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 54.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 11 February 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils thoroughly enjoy coming to this warm and nurturing school.”
- “They are incredibly proud of their ‘Always’ badges.”
- “These represent the school’s values that pupils display daily in their behaviour, like being accepting and accountable.”
To improve
- “The school’s published data for 2024 shows that the proportion of Year 6 pupils who met the expected standard for writing in key stage 2, fell below the national average.”
- “They did not have time to benefit fully from the school’s strong curriculum.”
- “However, in a few subjects, teachers do not routinely address misconceptions in pupils’ learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 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) | 23% | 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: 17 first-preference applications, 22 offers in total, 17 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 Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn 0.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Meadowhead Community Infant School and Nursery 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Griffin Park Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Meadowhead Junior School 0.4 mi Some aspects not as strong
- St Luke and St Philips Church of England Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged
- Longshaw Community Junior School 0.8 mi School remains Good
- Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Longshaw Infant School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published