St James' Church of England Primary School Blackburn
State-Funded School
Academic PerformanceAbout the School
St James' Church of England Primary School Blackburn is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Blackburn with Darwen, North West.
The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 395 pupils.
Ofsted Rating
9
2022
Subject Areas
Leadership &management
Outstanding
Academic Performance
Below average
Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24
- Reading, writing & maths
- 52%
- Higher standard
- 7%
- Reading score
- 104
- Maths score
- 105
Ethnicity
Pupils
Total Pupils
50%Boys
50%GirlsPupil Characteristics
DfE school census, January 2026.
Key Information
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 2 – 11
- Deprivation band
- Average
- Total pupils
- 395
- IDACI quintile
- 3 (Average)
Inspection history
Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.
School remains Good
Ungraded inspection on 7 December 2022. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.
Read the inspection letter on Ofsted| Report published | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2013 | Outstanding | 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.
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St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
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St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
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Lammack Primary School
Blackburn with Darwen · 0.8 mi
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