Ashleigh Primary School
Primary schoolAshleigh Primary School is a primary school in Blackburn with Darwen, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 220 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, March 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 2 March 2023
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 66% of pupils at Ashleigh Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Blackburn with Darwen and 62% in England.
7% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Blackburn with Darwen | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 7% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 105 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Aurora Woodlands SchoolSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file230 m
- Darwen, St Barnabas CofE Primary AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, March 2023. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)650 m
- St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, DarwenPrimary. Standards maintained, January 2025. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)930 m
- Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met. 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- Turncroft Nursery SchoolNursery. Standards maintained, May 20251.3 km
- Darwen Aldridge Community AcademySecondary. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 36.8 (2025/26, provisional)1.4 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Blackburn with Darwen
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).