# St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn

St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn is a primary school in Blackburn with Darwen, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 214 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E119511. [Blackburn with Darwen](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 214
- Council: Blackburn with Darwen
- URN: 119511

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection: Report card, 13 January 2026
- Safeguarding: Met
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard
- Early years: Expected standard
- Post-16 provision: Not applicable
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
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).

In 2024/25, 59% of pupils at St Anne'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 | 59% | 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

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

- [Blackburn College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blackburn-college-e130736): 180 m. Sixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-barnabas-and-st-pauls-church-of-england-voluntary-aided-primary-school-e119499): 460 m. Primary. Good (overall), July 2024. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Ashworth Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ashworth-nursery-school-e119091): 510 m. Nursery. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met
- [Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tauheedul-islam-boys-high-school-e138220): 620 m. Secondary. Outstanding (overall), March 2024. Attainment 8 of 62.6 (2025/26, provisional)
- [St Michael With St John CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-michael-with-st-john-cofe-primary-school-e119356): 690 m. Primary. School remains Good, October 2022. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-wilfrids-church-of-england-academy-e136900): 750 m. Secondary. School remains Good, January 2023. Attainment 8 of 49.8 (2025/26, provisional)

## 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/119511)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/119511)

## How to cite

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