St Silas's CofE Primary School
State-Funded School
Academic PerformanceAbout the School
St Silas's CofE Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 5–11, located in Blackburn with Darwen, North West.
The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 311 pupils. St Silas's CofE Primary School is part of Cidari Education Limited.
Ofsted Rating
Yes
2023
Subject Areas
Leadership &management
Good
Quality ofeducation
Good
Personaldevelopment
Good
Behaviour &attitudes
Good
Early yearsprovision
Good
Academic Performance
Well below average
Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24
- Reading, writing & maths
- 35%
- Higher standard
- 2%
- Reading score
- 101
- Maths score
- 102
Ethnicity
Pupils
Total Pupils
54%Boys
46%GirlsPupil Characteristics
DfE school census, January 2026.
Key Information
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 5 – 11
- Deprivation band
- Deprived
- Total pupils
- 311
- IDACI quintile
- 4 (Less deprived)
- MAT name
- Cidari Education Limited
Inspection history
2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.
| Report published | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jun 2023 | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good |
| 4 May 2018 | Requires improvement | Not reported in this inspection | Not reported in this inspection | Not reported in this inspection | Inadequate |
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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Nearby Primary Schools
Other primary schools within about a mile of Blackburn with Darwen.
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
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Wensley Fold CofE Primary Academy
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Queen Elizabeth's Primary School
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The Olive School, Blackburn
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St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Blackburn with Darwen · 0.6 mi
St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
Blackburn with Darwen · 0.8 mi
Griffin Park Primary School
Blackburn with Darwen · 0.8 mi
St James' Church of England Primary School Blackburn
Blackburn with Darwen · 0.9 mi