Balderstone St Leonard's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Commons Lane, Blackburn, BB2 7LL
106 pupils · 101% of 105 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Free school meals
- 5.7%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — 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 12 September 2023, published 8 November 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 | 79% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 14% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 9 | 9 | 25 | 9 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 16 | 18 | 32 | 16 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 15 | 15 | 33 | 15 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 2 | 2 | 15 | 2 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 14 | 15 | 29 | 14 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 14 | 13 | 34 | 14 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 14 | 14 | 33 | 14 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 15 | 17 | 43 | 15 |
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
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Osbaldeston 1.8 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Mellor St Mary Church of England Primary School 2.5 km · Improved significantly (2025)
- Ribchester St Wilfrid's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 3.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge 4.1 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Samlesbury Church of England School 4.5 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Lammack Primary School 4.8 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · 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.