The Olive School, Blackburn
State-Funded School
Academic PerformanceNo overall grade
About the School
The Olive School, Blackburn is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Blackburn with Darwen, North West.
It currently serves 638 pupils. The Olive School, Blackburn is part of STAR ACADEMIES.
Ofsted Rating
Yes
2025
Subject Areas
Leadership &management
Outstanding
Quality ofeducation
Outstanding
Personaldevelopment
Outstanding
Behaviour &attitudes
Outstanding
Early yearsprovision
Outstanding
Academic Performance
Well above average
Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24
- Reading, writing & maths
- 95%
- Higher standard
- 26%
- Reading score
- 110
- Maths score
- 112
Ethnicity
Pupils
Total Pupils
49%Boys
51%GirlsPupil Characteristics
DfE school census, January 2026.
Key Information
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 4 – 11
- Deprivation band
- Average
- Total pupils
- 638
- IDACI quintile
- 3 (Average)
- MAT name
- STAR ACADEMIES
Inspection history
2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.
| Report published | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Apr 2025 | Outstanding | Outstanding | Outstanding | Outstanding | Not judged |
| 25 Jun 2015 | Outstanding | Not reported in this inspection | Not reported in this inspection | Not reported in this inspection | Outstanding |
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 2 miles of Blackburn with Darwen.
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Wensley Fold CofE Primary Academy
Blackburn with Darwen · 0.5 mi
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
Blackburn with Darwen · 0.5 mi
Westholme School
Blackburn with Darwen · 0.7 mi
Queen Elizabeth's Primary School
Blackburn with Darwen · 0.8 mi
St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Blackburn with Darwen · 0.9 mi
Griffin Park Primary School
Blackburn with Darwen · 1.0 mi
Lammack Primary School
Blackburn with Darwen · 1.1 mi