# Shadsworth Infant School

Shadsworth Infant School is a primary school in Blackburn with Darwen, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 196 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E119220. [Blackburn with Darwen](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Community school
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 196
- Council: Blackburn with Darwen
- URN: 119220

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 25 March 2025
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).


### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Blackburn with Darwen | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | Does not apply to this school | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | Does not apply to this school | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | Does not apply to this school | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | Does not apply to this school | 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [St Antony's RC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-antonys-rc-primary-school-e119516): 410 m. Primary. Standards maintained, November 2024. 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/our-lady-and-st-john-rc-high-school-a-voluntary-academy-e150308): 560 m. Secondary. Requires improvement (overall), May 2023, before the school changed. Attainment 8 of 36.6 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Knuzden St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/knuzden-st-oswalds-church-of-england-primary-academy-e149624): 710 m. Primary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 36% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Shadsworth Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shadsworth-junior-school-e119221): 720 m. Primary. Standards maintained, January 2025. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Intack Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/intack-primary-school-e119118): 900 m. Primary. School remains Good, June 2022. 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Newfield School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newfield-school-e132051): 1 km. Special. Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/119220)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/119220)

## How to cite

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Snapshot 2026.10.11. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/school/shadsworth-infant-school-e119220