Best Primary schools in Blackburn
These rankings cover primary schools in the town of Blackburn based on the most recent graded Ofsted inspections. We order by headline grade first, then by publication date; ties are broken using “Quality of education” (where available), then contextual signals.
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
Summary
These rankings use each school’s latest graded Ofsted inspection. Ungraded visits do not replace the most recent graded judgement.
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1.Wensley Fold CofE Primary AcademyPrimary • Academy converter • Blackburn • BB2 (full postcode for Pro)
Last inspected on Oct 2023 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)
Outstanding -
2.The Olive School, BlackburnPrimary • Free schools • Blackburn • BB2 (full postcode for Pro)
Last inspected on Jun 2015 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)
Outstanding -
3.St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolPrimary • Voluntary aided school • Blackburn • BB2 (full postcode for Pro)
Last inspected on Sep 2024 – graded Good by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)
Good -
4.St Gabriel's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary • Voluntary aided school • Blackburn • BB1 (full postcode for Pro)
Last inspected on Jun 2024 – graded Good by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)
Good -
5.Daisyfield Primary SchoolPrimary • Community school • Blackburn • BB1 (full postcode for Pro)
Last inspected on Nov 2023 – graded Good by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)
Good -
6.Great Harwood Primary SchoolPrimary • Community school • Blackburn • BB6 (full postcode for Pro)
Last inspected on Nov 2023 – graded Good by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)
Good -
7.Great Harwood St John's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary • Voluntary aided school • Blackburn • BB6 (full postcode for Pro)
Last inspected on Nov 2023 – graded Good by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)
Good -
8.Great Harwood St Bartholomew's Parish Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolPrimary • Voluntary aided school • Blackburn • BB6 (full postcode for Pro)
Last inspected on Nov 2023 – graded Good by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)
Good -
9.Livesey Saint Francis' Church of England SchoolPrimary • Voluntary aided school • Blackburn • BB2 (full postcode for Pro)
Last inspected on Sep 2023 – graded Good by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)
Good -
10.St Silas's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary • Academy sponsor led • Blackburn • BB2 (full postcode for Pro)
Last inspected on Jun 2023 – graded Good by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)
Good
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade orders: Outstanding (1), then Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- We may consider contextual signals (e.g., %FSM, roll size) to break remaining ties.
Ungraded visits don’t replace the last graded judgement.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1) — highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2) — consistently meets standards.
- Requires improvement (3) — not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4) — significant weaknesses found.
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