OFSTED
6 January 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
28 September 2021
Graded inspection
Good
Published
10 November 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Blackburn with Darwen
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
203
203 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
99
48.8% of pupils
Male pupils
104
51.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
18.1 pts
above England
School
42.9%
Blackburn with Darwen
25.6%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
0.6 pts
below England
School
19.7%
Blackburn with Darwen
36.4%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.5 pts
below England
School
0.5%
Blackburn with Darwen
0.4%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
65.0%
132
Pakistani
8.9%
18
White and Asian
5.4%
11
African
3.9%
8
Indian
3.9%
8
Any other White background
3.4%
7
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
23.7%
48 of
203 pupils
2.8 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.5 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.4 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
6.88%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.66 pts
higher than
England
School
6.88%
Blackburn with Darwen
6.47%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
25.48%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
9.66 pts
higher than
England
School
25.48%
Blackburn with Darwen
17.93%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.27%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.53 pts
lower than
England
School
1.27%
Blackburn with Darwen
1.96%
North West
1.75%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
75.2%
13.0 pts
below England
Longshaw Infant School
75.2%
Blackburn with Darwen
91.5%
North West
90.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.