Griffin Park Primary School
Cavendish Place, Blackburn, BB2 2PN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr David Chapman
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Blackburn
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 232
- URN
- 119116
- Local authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 0125457724
About this school
Griffin Park Primary School is a community primary school in Blackburn. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 232 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 28 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 47% | 71% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 4% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 53% | 71% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 79% | 89% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 79% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.50 | - | - |
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 Griffin Park 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 | Blackburn with Darwen average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 47% | 57.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 57.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 222 |
| 2023/24 | 228 |
| 2024/25 | 234 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Griffin Park Primary School compares
Griffin Park Primary School ranked 9th of 51 primary schools in Blackburn with Darwen for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 5.9% | 30% | 232 | — |
| St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn | 56% | 6.6% | 30.4% | 408 | 0.3 miles |
| St Luke and St Philips Church of England Primary School | 46% | 6.3% | 55.4% | 202 | 0.4 miles |
| St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England Academy | 23% | 6% | 60.8% | 182 | 0.4 miles |
| Wensley Fold CofE Primary Academy | 83% | 4.1% | 11.9% | 463 | 0.5 miles |
| St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 70% | 3.7% | 32.1% | 419 | 0.6 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)
- 29.95%
- English as an additional language
- 32.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.9%
- Persistent absence
- 11.35%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn0.3 miles
Primary · Blackburn
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St Luke and St Philips Church of England Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Blackburn
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St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Blackburn
-
Wensley Fold CofE Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Blackburn
-
St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Blackburn
Other schools in Blackburn
Griffin Park Primary School ranks 11th of the 49 ranked primary schools in Blackburn.
- Audley Infant School Primary
- Audley Junior School Primary
- Balderstone St Leonard's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Belthorn Academy Primary School Primary
- Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Primary
- Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary Primary
- Brookhouse Primary School Primary
- Cedars Primary School Primary
- Daisyfield Primary School Primary
- Feniscowles Primary School Primary
- Great Harwood Primary School Primary
- Great Harwood St Bartholomew's Parish Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Griffin Park Primary School teach?
- Griffin Park Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Blackburn.
- Who is the headteacher of Griffin Park Primary School?
- The headteacher of Griffin Park Primary School is Mr David Chapman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Griffin Park Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Griffin Park 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 big is Griffin Park Primary School?
- Griffin Park Primary School has 232 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Griffin Park Primary School full?
- Griffin Park Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 232 on roll (110%), so it is at or above 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 Griffin Park Primary School a faith school?
- No. Griffin Park Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Griffin Park Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Griffin Park Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Griffin Park Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 47% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Griffin Park Primary School rank locally?
- Griffin Park Primary School ranked 9th of 51 primary schools in Blackburn with Darwen for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Griffin Park Primary School's absence rate?
- Griffin Park Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Griffin Park Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Griffin Park 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 30 June 2026.