St Edward's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

State-Funded School

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North WestRegion

Blackburn with DarwenLocal Authority

Rossendale and DarwenConstituency

BB3 0AAPostcode

5.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St Edward's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 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 198 pupils. St Edward's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is part of ROMERO CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2016

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Ethnicity

White

92%

Asian

Black

Mixed

<1%

Pupils

198

Total Pupils

46%Boys

54%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

18%

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: 198
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: ROMERO CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
4 Jul 2016	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.