Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn

About Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn

Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn is a primary school in Blackburn with Darwen, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Roman Catholic religious character. Around 180 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted (November 2025). In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 60% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — broadly in line with the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 17.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it around the middle of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 104 in reading and 102 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 10% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 10 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 8.1%. There are about 20.0 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.