St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
Feilden Street, Blackburn, BB2 1LQ
214 pupils · 93% of 230 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Local authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Free school meals
- 49.5%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 13 January 2026, published 19 April 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 | 59% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 3% |
“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 — 0.92 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 25 | 23 | 47 | 25 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 17 | 15 | 51 | 17 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 16 | 16 | 43 | 16 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 28 | 24 | 47 | 27 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 20 | 20 | 35 | 20 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 22 | 20 | 32 | 20 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 26 | 22 | 46 | 25 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 30 | 30 | 56 | 30 |
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 Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 0.5 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- St Michael With St John CofE Primary School 0.7 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Queen Elizabeth's Primary School 0.9 km · No Ofsted rating
- St Matthew's Church of England Primary School 1 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn 1 km · No overall grade (2024)
- St Luke and St Philips Church of England Primary School 1 km · No overall grade (2024)
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.