Wensley Fold CofE Primary Academy

State-Funded School

wensley-fold-cofe-primary-academy-blackburn-with-darwen-north-west

North WestRegion

Blackburn with DarwenLocal Authority

BlackburnConstituency

BB2 6LXPostcode

9.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Wensley Fold CofE Primary Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Blackburn with Darwen, North West.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 463 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

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: 70%
Higher standard: 3%
Reading score: 106
Maths score: 107

Ethnicity

White

Asian

95%

Mixed

Any other group

Pupils

463

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

10%

England average

27%

First language not English

96%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 463
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
9 Oct 2023	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
14 Jul 2009	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.