# St Matthew's Church of England Primary School

St Matthew's Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Blackburn with Darwen, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 258 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E119505. [Blackburn with Darwen](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 258
- Council: Blackburn with Darwen
- URN: 119505

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection: Report card, 6 January 2026
- Safeguarding: Met
- Inclusion: Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard
- Early years: Needs attention
- Post-16 provision: Not applicable
- Leadership and governance: Needs attention
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, 53% of pupils at St Matthew'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.
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 | 53% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 3% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 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.

- [Brunel Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brunel-nursery-school-e119092): 60 m. Nursery. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met
- [Al Islah Girls' High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/al-islah-girls-high-school-e119856): 350 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blackburn-st-thomas-church-of-england-primary-school-e119355): 640 m. Primary. School remains Good, February 2024. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Audley Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/audley-junior-school-e119115): 650 m. Primary. School remains Good, September 2022. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Audley Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/audley-infant-school-e119136): 650 m. Primary. School remains Good, February 2024
- [St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-and-st-josephs-roman-catholic-primary-school-blackburn-e119513): 700 m. Primary. School remains Good, October 2022. 63% 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/119505)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/119505)

## How to cite

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Snapshot 2026.10.11. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-matthews-church-of-england-primary-school-e119505