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Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Blackburn with Darwen
  • BB2 3UG
Ofsted report card · inspected May 2026

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,226 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 15%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 46%46%2016/17: top 47%2017/18: top 73%2018/19: top 61%2022/23: top 66%2023/24: top 37%2024/25: top 15%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM79% · North West 63%Small cohort: 19 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM5% · North West 6%Small cohort: 19 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score105 · North West 105Small cohort: 19 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score106 · North West 105Small cohort: 19 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 57% · 23 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 65% · 20 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 57% · 30 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 63% · 19 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 55% · 22 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 68% · 28 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 79% · 19 pupils · North West 63%79%55%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 4% · 23 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 5% · 20 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 7% · 30 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 11% · 19 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 9% · 22 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 4% · 28 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 5% · 19 pupils · North West 6%11%4%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 103 · 23 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 103 · 20 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 103 · 30 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 102 · 19 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 104 · 22 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 106 · 28 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 105 · 19 pupils · North West 105106102No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 102 · 23 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 101 · 20 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 102 · 30 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 104 · 19 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 104 · 22 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 104 · 28 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 106 · 19 pupils · North West 105106101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
26 of 26 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2626
2nd90
3rd140

Last distance offered: London only

1.2 km from Ewood & Fernhurst · approx.: from the area's centre, not your door

Inspections · 2006–2026

  • InclusionStrong
  • AchievementExpected
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected
  • Attendance and behaviourStrong
  • Leadership and governanceStrong
  • Early yearsStrong
  • Personal development and wellbeingStrong
  • SafeguardingMet
  1. 2006Good
  2. 2011Good
  3. 2015Requires improvement
  4. 2017Good
  5. 2022Remains Good
  6. 2026Lowest Expected

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026180
Free school meals (past 6 years)43.5%
First language not English40.1%
SEN support24.9%
EHC plan4.0%
Absence (sessions missed)6.0%
Persistently absent pupils18.6%

Girls 55.4%Boys 44.6%

85.7% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.9
Pupils per adult11.0
  • Classroom teachers 6.6
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 6.8
  • Other support 3.3

Teachers 8.6 FTE · Whole workforce 18.7 · 24 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,953
Spend per pupil£8,037
Staff spend per pupil£6,450
Reserve per pupil£535
  • +£96,375revenue reserve
  • −£14,998in-year balance

Grants £7,773 · self-generated £180 · premises £337 per pupil