Best Primary Schools in Blackburn

We checked all 56 primary schools in Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen, and list every one: 49 ranked, then 7 without a rank.

Schools checked: 56
Ranked: 49
Without a rank: 7

Ranks combine 2024/25 SATs results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Blackburn. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Blackburn also has 17 secondary schools, ranked on GCSE results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Blackburn with Darwen. Blackburn with Darwen also has rankings for Darwen.

Ranked primary schools in Blackburn

Rank 1
The Olive School, Blackburn
Free school, 638 pupils, inspected March 2025
Ofsted judgements: Outstanding
Expected standard
98%
Higher standard
24%
Rank 2
Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary
Local authority maintained, 416 pupils, inspected December 2024
Ofsted judgements: Outstanding
Expected standard
85%
Higher standard
8%
Rank 3
Langho and Billington St Leonards Church of England Primary School
Local authority maintained, 307 pupils, inspected November 2024
Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding
Expected standard
91%
Higher standard
30%
Rank 4
Balderstone St Leonard's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Local authority maintained, 106 pupils, inspected April 2014
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
79%
Higher standard
14%
Rank 5
Wensley Fold CofE Primary Academy
Academy, 463 pupils, inspected September 2023
Ofsted: Outstanding
Expected standard
83%
Higher standard
0%
Rank 6
Lammack Primary School
Local authority maintained, 548 pupils, inspected January 2013
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
81%
Higher standard
12%
Rank 7
Daisyfield Primary School
Local authority maintained, 292 pupils, inspected October 2023
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
78%
Higher standard
12%
Rank 8
Mellor St Mary Church of England Primary School
Local authority maintained, 144 pupils, inspected December 2014
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
65%
Higher standard
20%
Rank 9
Cedars Primary School
Local authority maintained, 407 pupils, inspected November 2019
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
70%
Higher standard
11%
Rank 10
Brookhouse Primary School
Local authority maintained, 247 pupils, inspected November 2011
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
80%
Higher standard
7%
Rank 11
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Osbaldeston
Local authority maintained, 69 pupils, inspected January 2013
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
71%
Higher standard
21%
Rank 12
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
Local authority maintained, 180 pupils, inspected May 2026
Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
Expected standard
79%
Higher standard
5%
Rank 12
St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School
Local authority maintained, 212 pupils, inspected April 2024
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
69%
Higher standard
16%
Rank 14
St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Local authority maintained, 419 pupils, inspected July 2024
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
70%
Higher standard
7%
Rank 15
Rishton Methodist Primary School
Local authority maintained, 143 pupils, inspected May 2015
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
79%
Higher standard
4%
Rank 16
Roe Lee Park Primary School
Local authority maintained, 424 pupils, inspected November 2017
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
66%
Higher standard
9%
Rank 17
Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary School
Local authority maintained, 464 pupils, inspected September 2013
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
72%
Higher standard
5%
Rank 18
Audley Junior School
Local authority maintained, 392 pupils, inspected July 2013
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
73%
Higher standard
3%
Rank 19
Griffin Park Primary School
Local authority maintained, 232 pupils, inspected May 2022
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
75%
Higher standard
4%
Rank 20
St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
Local authority maintained, 203 pupils, inspected May 2012
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
63%
Higher standard
10%
Rank 21
Salesbury Church of England Primary School
Local authority maintained, 283 pupils, inspected May 2012
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
70%
Higher standard
5%
Rank 21
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Langho
Local authority maintained, 274 pupils, inspected January 2026
Report card: Expected standard
Expected standard
71%
Higher standard
2%
Rank 23
St James' Church of England Primary School Blackburn
Local authority maintained, 395 pupils, inspected April 2013
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
66%
Higher standard
2%
Rank 24
St Michael With St John CofE Primary School
Local authority maintained, 262 pupils, inspected September 2012
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
69%
Higher standard
5%
Rank 25
Rishton St Peter and St Paul's Church of England Primary School
Local authority maintained, 188 pupils, inspected March 2023
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
60%
Higher standard
10%
Rank 26
St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn
Local authority maintained, 408 pupils, inspected November 2024
Ofsted judgements: Good
Expected standard
56%
Higher standard
10%
Rank 27
St Stephen's Church of England Primary School
Local authority maintained, 392 pupils, inspected February 2022
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
63%
Higher standard
5%
Rank 28
Belthorn Academy Primary School
Academy, 238 pupils, inspected May 2014
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
73%
Higher standard
3%
Rank 29
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
Local authority maintained, 173 pupils, inspected November 2025
Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
Expected standard
60%
Higher standard
10%
Rank 30
St Antony's RC Primary School
Local authority maintained, 236 pupils, inspected April 2019
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
50%
Higher standard
7%
Rank 31
Longshaw Community Junior School
Local authority maintained, 334 pupils, inspected May 2013
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
67%
Higher standard
6%
Rank 32
Holy Souls Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
Local authority maintained, 189 pupils, inspected February 2023
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
60%
Higher standard
7%
Rank 33
Livesey Saint Francis' Church of England School
Local authority maintained, 173 pupils, inspected July 2023
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
60%
Higher standard
3%
Rank 34
St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School, Feniscowles, Blackburn
Local authority maintained, 216 pupils, inspected October 2015
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
59%
Higher standard
6%
Rank 35
St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
Local authority maintained, 214 pupils, inspected January 2026
Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
Expected standard
59%
Higher standard
3%
Rank 36
Great Harwood Primary School
Local authority maintained, 210 pupils, inspected September 2023
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
52%
Higher standard
6%
Rank 37
Feniscowles Primary School
Local authority maintained, 417 pupils, inspected November 2012
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
56%
Higher standard
7%
Rank 38
St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
Local authority maintained, 154 pupils, inspected September 2024
Ofsted judgements: Good
Expected standard
62%
Higher standard
3%
Rank 39
Great Harwood St Bartholomew's Parish Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Local authority maintained, 180 pupils, inspected September 2023
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
59%
Higher standard
4%
Rank 40
St Hubert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Great Harwood
Local authority maintained, 137 pupils, inspected October 2024
Ofsted judgements: Good
Expected standard
54%
Higher standard
4%
Rank 41
St Silas's CofE Primary School
Academy, 311 pupils, inspected April 2023
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
59%
Higher standard
0%
Rank 42
Great Harwood St John's Church of England Primary School
Local authority maintained, 158 pupils, inspected September 2023
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
44%
Higher standard
6%
Rank 43
St Matthew's Church of England Primary School
Local authority maintained, 258 pupils, inspected January 2026
Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
Expected standard
53%
Higher standard
3%
Rank 44
Intack Primary School
Local authority maintained, 378 pupils, inspected October 2012
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
47%
Higher standard
2%
Rank 45
Queen Elizabeth's Primary School
Free school, 387 pupils, inspected June 2026
Report card: Expected standard
Expected standard
45%
Higher standard
2%
Rank 46
Meadowhead Junior School
Local authority maintained, 201 pupils, inspected September 2019
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
40%
Higher standard
0%
Rank 47
St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England Academy
Academy, 182 pupils, inspected February 2025
Ofsted judgements: Good
Expected standard
23%
Higher standard
0%
Rank 48
St Luke and St Philips Church of England Primary School
Academy, 202 pupils, inspected October 2024
Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
Expected standard
46%
Higher standard
0%
Rank 49
Knuzden St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy
Academy, 150 pupils, inspected January 2026
Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
Expected standard
36%
Higher standard
0%

Primary schools in Blackburn without a rank

Audley Infant School
Local authority maintained, 280 pupils, inspected September 2014
Ofsted: Good
Dar Ul Madinah
Independent, 55 pupils, inspected July 2025
Ofsted: Good
Longshaw Infant School
Local authority maintained, 203 pupils, inspected January 2026
Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
Meadowhead Community Infant School and Nursery
Local authority maintained, 169 pupils, inspected October 2016
Ofsted: Good
Rawdhatul Uloom Islamic Primary School
Independent, 140 pupils, inspected September 2023
Ofsted: Good
Shadsworth Infant School
Local authority maintained, 196 pupils, inspected March 2025
Ofsted judgements: Good
St Charles' Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Academy, 161 pupils, inspected March 2025
Ofsted judgements: Good