Livesey Saint Francis' Church of England School

State-Funded School

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North WestRegion

Blackburn with DarwenLocal Authority

BlackburnConstituency

BB2 5NXPostcode

2.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Livesey Saint Francis' Church of England 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 173 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 57%
Higher standard: 3%
Reading score: 103
Maths score: 103

Ethnicity

White

84%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

<1%

Pupils

173

Total Pupils

55%Boys

45%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

21%

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: 173
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
18 Sept 2023	Good	Good	Outstanding	Good	Good
6 Feb 2020	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	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.