Longshaw Infant School
Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
Crosby Road, Blackburn, BB2 3NFOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Longshaw Infant School is a primary school in Blackburn for ages 4 to 7. It is one of the 88 schools in Blackburn with Darwen. Its latest Ofsted outcome is a report card, from an inspection in January 2026.
Ofsted report card
Inspected 6 January 2026, report published 15 March 2026
Each area is graded from urgent improvement to exceptional, and safeguarding is either met or not met.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Pupil numbers and mix
203 pupils on roll, with places for 270
Schools near Longshaw Infant School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn | 0.2 miles | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard | 79% met the expected standard |
| Longshaw Community Junior School | 0.4 miles | Ofsted: Good | 67% met the expected standard |
| Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary | 0.4 miles | Ofsted judgements: Outstanding | 85% met the expected standard |
| Lower Darwen Primary School | 0.8 miles | Ofsted: Good | 41% met the expected standard |
| St James' Church of England Primary School | 0.8 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good | 50% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Community school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mrs Vicky Foy
- Phone
- 01254260534
- Address
- Crosby Road, Blackburn, BB2 3NF
- Local authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- URN
- 119125
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.