Livesey Saint Francis' Church of England School
Primary schoolLivesey Saint Francis' Church of England School is a primary school in Blackburn with Darwen, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 173 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), July 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 3 July 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
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, 60% of pupils at Livesey Saint Francis' Church of England School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Blackburn with Darwen and 62% in England.
3% 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 | 60% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 3% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 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- St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, BlackburnSecondary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 45.4 (2025/26, provisional)640 m
- St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School, Feniscowles, BlackburnPrimary. Standards maintained, February 2025. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)720 m
- Feniscowles Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, March 2023. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)970 m
- Meadowhead Community Infant School and NurseryPrimary. School remains Good, December 20221.2 km
- Meadowhead Junior SchoolPrimary. Some aspects not as strong, January 2025. 40% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, BlackburnPrimary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.5 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).