St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Osbaldeston
Longsight Road, Blackburn, BB2 7HX
69 pupils · 70% of 99 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Free school meals
- 7.6%
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 5 May 2022, published 3 July 2022. 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 | 71% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 21% |
“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 | 12 | 11 | 28 | 11 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 8 | 8 | 28 | 8 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 9 | 9 | 30 | 9 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 4 | 3 | 24 | 4 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 11 | 11 | 35 | 11 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 5 | 5 | 19 | 5 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 7 | 7 | 25 | 7 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 13 | 13 | 30 | 13 |
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
- Mellor St Mary Church of England Primary School 0.9 km · Improved significantly (2025)
- Balderstone St Leonard's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 1.8 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Lammack Primary School 3 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- The Olive School, Blackburn 3.4 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Ribchester St Wilfrid's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 3.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Salesbury Church of England Primary School 3.5 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.