# St Edward's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

St 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.

Primary school. Code E150080. [Blackburn with Darwen](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 198
- Council: Blackburn with Darwen
- URN: 150080

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, January 2020
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 23 January 2020
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, 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

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

- [St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-cuthberts-church-of-england-primary-school-e119615): 550 m. Primary. Requires improvement (overall), May 2024. 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Crosshill Special School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/crosshill-special-school-e146899): 920 m. Special. Good (overall), November 2021
- [Darwen Vale High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/darwen-vale-high-school-e141321): 970 m. Secondary. Good (overall), January 2024. Attainment 8 of 39.0 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Avondale Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/avondale-primary-school-e119294): 1 km. Primary. School remains Good, July 2023. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Lower Darwen Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lower-darwen-primary-school-e119120): 1.2 km. Primary. Good (overall), March 2023. 41% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blackburn-the-redeemer-cofe-primary-e133987): 1.6 km. Primary. Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade. 85% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## 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/150080)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/150080)

## How to cite

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