Blackburn Primary School
Baring Road, Blackburn, Rotherham, S61 2BU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Robert Barr
- Constituency
- Rotherham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 235
- Pupils on roll
- 143
- URN
- 106834
- Local authority
- Rotherham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01709740412
About this school
Blackburn Primary School is a community primary school in Rotherham. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 143 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Blackburn Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 8 December 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 37 | 27 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 59% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 70% | 68% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 78% | 64% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 70% | 61% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 101.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.90 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Blackburn Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Rotherham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 68% | 51.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 55.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 55.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 228 |
| 2023/24 | 194 |
| 2024/25 | 178 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Blackburn Primary School compares
Blackburn Primary School ranked 52nd of 84 primary schools in Rotherham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 6.6% | 25.2% | 143 | — |
| Brigantia Hill Fort Academy | — | — | — | 325 | 0.8 miles |
| Meadow View Primary School | 39% | 5.2% | 46.9% | 225 | 0.9 miles |
| St Bede's Catholic Primary School | 69% | 4.2% | 17.6% | 347 | 1.0 miles |
| Hatfield Academy | 35% | 6.4% | 56.4% | 344 | 1.2 miles |
| Kimberworth Community Primary School | 68% | 5% | 48.6% | 246 | 1.2 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 25.15%
- English as an additional language
- 6.2%
- Overall absence
- 6.57%
- Persistent absence
- 15.13%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Brigantia Hill Fort Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Meadow View Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Rotherham
-
St Bede's Catholic Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Rotherham
-
Hatfield Academy1.2 miles
Primary · Sheffield
-
Kimberworth Community Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Rotherham
Other schools in Rotherham
Blackburn Primary School ranks 44th of the 68 ranked primary schools in Rotherham.
- Badsley Primary School Primary
- Bramley Grange Primary School Primary
- Bramley Sunnyside Infant School Primary
- Bramley Sunnyside Junior School Primary
- Brampton Ellis CofE Primary School Primary
- Brinsworth Howarth Primary School Primary
- Brinsworth Manor Infant School Primary
- Brinsworth Manor Junior School Primary
- Brinsworth Whitehill Primary School Primary
- Broom Valley Community School Primary
- Canklow Woods Primary School Primary
- Carrfield Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Blackburn Primary School teach?
- Blackburn Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Rotherham.
- Who is the headteacher of Blackburn Primary School?
- The headteacher of Blackburn Primary School is Mr Robert Barr, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Blackburn Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Blackburn Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Blackburn Primary School?
- Blackburn Primary School has 143 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Blackburn Primary School full?
- Blackburn Primary School has capacity for 235 pupils and 143 on roll (61%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Blackburn Primary School a faith school?
- No. Blackburn Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Blackburn Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Blackburn Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Blackburn Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 68% in 2022/23 and 57% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Blackburn Primary School compare with other schools in Rotherham?
- Blackburn Primary School ranked 52nd of 84 primary schools in Rotherham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Blackburn Primary School's absence rate?
- Blackburn Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Blackburn Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Blackburn Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.