St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
Primary schoolSt Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn is a primary school in Blackburn with Darwen, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 154 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 24 September 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- 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, 62% of pupils at St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn 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 | 62% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 3% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102 | 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 Michael With St John CofE Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, October 2022. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)420 m
- Daisyfield Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), October 2023. 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)650 m
- Brookhouse Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, October 2022. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)680 m
- St Matthew's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)700 m
- Brunel Nursery SchoolNursery. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met730 m
- Jamiatul-Ilm Wal-Huda UK SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file750 m
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).