Holy Souls Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn

Holy Souls Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn at a glance

Located in Blackburn with Darwen, Holy Souls 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 201 pupils aged 3 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. 60% 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 1.0 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 104 in reading and 103 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 7% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Holy Souls Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn their first choice was offered one of its 23 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 6.2%. There are about 23.5 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.