Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary
Primary schoolBlackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary is a primary school in Blackburn with Darwen, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 416 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 17 December 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
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, 85% of pupils at Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Blackburn with Darwen and 62% in England.
8% 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 | 85% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 8% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109 | 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- Longshaw Infant SchoolPrimary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met600 m
- Longshaw Nursery SchoolNursery. School remains Good, April 2024620 m
- Eden SchoolSpecial. Good (overall), November 2023630 m
- Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School BlackburnPrimary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)690 m
- The Heights BlackburnPupil referral and alternative provision. Standards maintained, February 2025710 m
- Longshaw Community Junior SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, November 2022. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1 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).