# St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School

St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Blackburn with Darwen, for pupils aged 5 to 11.

It had 212 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E119501. [Blackburn with Darwen](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 5 to 11
- Pupils: 212
- Council: Blackburn with Darwen
- URN: 119501

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), April 2024
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 24 April 2024
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- 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).

In 2024/25, 69% of pupils at St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Blackburn with Darwen and 62% in England.
16% 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 | 69% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 16% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 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.

- [Holy Souls Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-souls-roman-catholic-primary-school-blackburn-e119517): 100 m. Primary. Good (overall), February 2023. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Pleckgate High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pleckgate-high-school-e142088): 410 m. Secondary. Outstanding (overall), June 2024. Attainment 8 of 46.8 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Roe Lee Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/roe-lee-park-primary-school-e119127): 730 m. Primary. School remains Good, February 2023. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Cedars Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cedars-primary-school-e119222): 990 m. Primary. Standards maintained, February 2025. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Thomas's Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-thomass-centre-e132128): 1 km. Pupil referral and alternative provision. School remains Outstanding (Concerns), next inspection graded, June 2024
- [Lammack Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lammack-primary-school-e119124): 1.1 km. Primary. School remains Good, September 2022. 81% 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/119501)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/119501)

## How to cite

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