Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary School

State-Funded School

darwen-st-peters-church-of-england-primary-school-blackburn-with-darwen-north-west

North WestRegion

Blackburn with DarwenLocal Authority

Rossendale and DarwenConstituency

BB3 2BWPostcode

3.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Blackburn with Darwen, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 240 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 63%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 104
Maths score: 103

Ethnicity

White

89%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

<1%

Pupils

240

Total Pupils

56%Boys

44%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

36%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 240
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
8 May 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
13 Mar 2018	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.