Blackburn Primary School
Baring Road, Rotherham, S61 2BU
143 pupils · 61% of 235 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Rotherham
- Free school meals
- 24.5%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 8 December 2022, published 1 February 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 57% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 7% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.8 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 15 | 12 | 26 | 14 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 9 | 9 | 14 | 9 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 18 | 17 | 24 | 18 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 21 | 21 | 32 | 21 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 24 | 24 | 38 | 24 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 24 | 23 | 36 | 24 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 22 | 20 | 39 | 21 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 31 | 31 | 41 | 31 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Brigantia Hill Fort Academy 1.3 km · No Ofsted rating
- Meadow View Primary School 1.4 km · No overall grade (2024)
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School 1.6 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Hatfield Academy 1.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Kimberworth Community Primary School 2 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Beck Primary School 2 km · Good (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.