St Edward's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Primary schoolSt Edward's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is a primary school in Blackburn with Darwen, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 198 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, January 2020
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 23 January 2020
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, 70% of pupils at St Edward's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 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 | 70% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 3% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 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 Cuthbert's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. Requires improvement (overall), May 2024. 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)550 m
- Crosshill Special SchoolSpecial. Good (overall), November 2021920 m
- Darwen Vale High SchoolSecondary. Good (overall), January 2024. Attainment 8 of 39.0 (2025/26, provisional)970 m
- Avondale Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, July 2023. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1 km
- Lower Darwen Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), March 2023. 41% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- Blackburn the Redeemer CofE PrimaryPrimary. Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade. 85% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.6 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).