St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn

Voluntary aided school · Primary school · Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen
BB2 1LQ
Composite score
41.8

St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn at a glance

Located in Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen, St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Roman Catholic religious character. The school educates roughly 216 pupils aged 3 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' when it was last inspected in January 2026. 59% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, broadly in line with the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 2.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 3% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). 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 further down the page.

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#10,237
National rank
#1501
In North West
#35
In Blackburn with Darwen
Top 69%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
59%
% achieving higher RWM
3%
Reading average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Ofsted judgements

New framework · Last inspection: 13/01/2026 · Read full report ↗

Achievement
Needs attention
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Inclusion
Expected standard
Safeguarding standards
Met
Early years
Expected standard

School profile

Pupils on roll 216 % FSM ever-6 35.1% % EAL 65.7% Age range 3–11 Gender Mixed Religious character Roman Catholic

Location

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