SchoolsGPT
Home › Areas › Blackburn with Darwen › Best primary schools

Best primary schools in Blackburn with Darwen

51 of 58 primary schools ranked by Met expected standard (RWM) · all Blackburn with Darwen schools · secondary schools

Ranked on Met expected standard (RWM), 2024/25 — the most recent year each school has published. Official data, not our opinion — but the ranking is only as good as the measure, and a single number never describes a school.

# School Met expected standard (RWM) Ofsted Places Catchment
1 Turton Belmont Community Primary School Bolton 100.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
2 The Olive School, Blackburn Blackburn 98.0% Not judged oversubscribed 1.73 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
3 Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary Blackburn 85.0% Not judged about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
4 Wensley Fold CofE Primary Academy Blackburn 83.0% Outstanding oversubscribed 1.44 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
5 Lammack Primary School Blackburn 81.0% Good about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
6 Brookhouse Primary School Blackburn hidden gem 80.0% Good undersubscribed 0.8 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
7 Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn Blackburn 79.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
8 Daisyfield Primary School Blackburn 78.0% Good about even 1.1 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
9 Griffin Park Primary School Blackburn 75.0% Good about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
10 Audley Junior School Blackburn 73.0% Good — approximate
11 Avondale Primary School Darwen 72.0% Good about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
12 Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Blackburn 72.0% Good oversubscribed 1.18 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
13 Cedars Primary School Blackburn 70.0% Good undersubscribed 0.85 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
14 St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Blackburn 70.0% Good about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
15 St Edward's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Darwen 70.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
16 St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Darwen DARWEN 70.0% Good improving about even 0.88 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
17 St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School Blackburn 69.0% Good oversubscribed 1.2 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
18 St Michael With St John CofE Primary School Blackburn hidden gem 69.0% Good undersubscribed 0.8 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
19 Longshaw Community Junior School Blackburn 67.0% Good — approximate
20 Ashleigh Primary School Darwen 66.0% Good about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
21 Roe Lee Park Primary School Blackburn 66.0% Good about even 0.89 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
22 St James' Church of England Primary School Blackburn Blackburn 66.0% Good about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
23 Darwen, St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy Darwen hidden gem 65.0% Good undersubscribed 0.81 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
24 Darwen Aldridge Sudell Primary Darwen 64.0% Good about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
25 St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn Blackburn 63.0% Good about even 1.1 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
26 St Stephen's Church of England Primary School Blackburn 63.0% Good about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
27 Holy Trinity VC School Darwen 62.0% Not judged about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
28 St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn Blackburn 62.0% Not judged undersubscribed 0.84 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
29 Holy Souls Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn Blackburn hidden gem 60.0% Good declining undersubscribed 0.74 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
30 Livesey Saint Francis' Church of England School Blackburn 60.0% Good about even 0.88 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
31 Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn Blackburn hidden gem 60.0% Good undersubscribed 0.59 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
32 Shadsworth Junior School Arran Avenue 60.0% Good — approximate
33 St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn Blackburn 59.0% Good about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
34 St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School, Feniscowles, Blackburn Blackburn 59.0% Good oversubscribed 1.37 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
35 St Silas's CofE Primary School Blackburn hidden gem 59.0% Good undersubscribed 0.62 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
36 Feniscowles Primary School Blackburn 56.0% Good about even 1.15 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
37 St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn Blackburn 56.0% Not judged about even 0.86 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
38 St Matthew's Church of England Primary School Blackburn 53.0% Good about even 0.86 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
39 St Antony's RC Primary School Blackburn 50.0% Good improving oversubscribed 1.4 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
40 St James' Church of England Primary School Darwen 50.0% Not judged about even 1.03 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
41 Intack Primary School Blackburn hidden gem 47.0% Good improving undersubscribed 0.83 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
42 St Luke and St Philips Church of England Primary School Blackburn 46.0% Not judged improving about even 0.89 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
43 Queen Elizabeth's Primary School Blackburn 45.0% — undersubscribed 0.75 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
44 Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary School DARWEN 43.0% Good about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
45 Hoddlesden St Paul's Church of England Primary School Darwen 41.0% Not judged improving oversubscribed 1.34 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
46 Lower Darwen Primary School Darwen hidden gem 41.0% Good undersubscribed 0.82 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
47 Meadowhead Junior School Blackburn 40.0% Good — approximate
48 St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School Darwen 38.0% Requires improvement declining about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
49 Darwen St James CofE Primary Academy Darwen 37.0% Not judged about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
50 St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England Academy Blackburn 23.0% Not judged improving undersubscribed 0.77 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
51 St Stephen's Tockholes CofE Primary School Darwen 10.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate

Also in Blackburn with Darwen

7 further primary schools with no published Met expected standard (RWM) for the latest year — usually too small a cohort to report, newly opened, or a special school. Listed because leaving them out would make this a misleading picture of Blackburn with Darwen, not a fairer one.

Applying in Blackburn with Darwen

Knowing which school is best is only half of it — these are the deadlines that decide whether you can apply at all.

Rankings compare published results. They do not tell you which school your child will get into — that depends on where you live, sibling and faith priority, and how many people apply this year. Ask below, or check the Blackburn with Darwen admission criteria.

Have a specific question about admissions, scores or dates?

Ask SchoolsGPT