Sudell Primary School

State-Funded School

sudell-primary-school-blackburn-with-darwen-north-west

North WestRegion

Blackburn with DarwenLocal Authority

Rossendale and DarwenConstituency

BB3 3EBPostcode

1.2

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Sudell Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Blackburn with Darwen, North West.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 167 pupils. Sudell Primary School is part of Aldridge Education.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 17 Mar 2026 · published 4 May 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Early years
Needs attention
Leadership and governance
Needs attention

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

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: 13%
Higher standard: 4%
Reading score: 97
Maths score: 102

Ethnicity

White

60%

Asian

23%

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

167

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

50%

England average

27%

First language not English

26%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 167
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: Aldridge Education

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
22 Nov 2021	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
27 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.