Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
Lynwood Road, Blackburn, BB2 6HQ
173 pupils · 82% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Local authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Free school meals
- 26%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2025) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 11 November 2025, published 11 January 2026. 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 | 60% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 10% |
“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 — 0.59 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 17 | 10 | 37 | 13 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 20 | 12 | 39 | 15 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 13 | 10 | 37 | 12 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 13 | 9 | 24 | 9 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 20 | 12 | 30 | 14 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 16 | 9 | 23 | 10 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 18 | 6 | 26 | 6 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 14 | 7 | 21 | 9 |
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 Silas's CofE Primary School 0.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Queen Elizabeth's Primary School 0.5 km · No Ofsted rating
- Wensley Fold CofE Primary Academy 0.7 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- The Olive School, Blackburn 0.8 km · No overall grade (2025)
- St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 0.9 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn 1.3 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
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.