Intack Primary School
Whitebirk Road, Blackburn, BB1 3HY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Fiona Salisbury
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Blackburn
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 472
- Pupils on roll
- 378
- URN
- 119118
- Local authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 0125452815
About this school
Intack Primary School is a community primary school in Blackburn. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 378 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 30 June 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 | 58 | 56 | 57 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 32% | 48% | 47% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 47% | 66% | 60% |
| Expected standard in maths | 47% | 71% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 52% | 59% | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 103.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -5.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.70 | - | - |
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 Intack 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 | 32% | 57.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 48% | 57.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 47% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 425 |
| 2023/24 | 419 |
| 2024/25 | 399 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Intack Primary School compares
Intack Primary School ranked 41st of 51 primary schools in Blackburn with Darwen for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47% | 7% | 42.1% | 378 | — |
| Shadsworth Infant School | — | 8.1% | 49.2% | 196 | 0.6 miles |
| Knuzden St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy | 36% | 5.7% | 30.9% | 150 | 0.6 miles |
| St Antony's RC Primary School | 50% | 4.5% | 45.5% | 236 | 0.7 miles |
| Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary School | 72% | 6.3% | 23.3% | 464 | 0.8 miles |
| Daisyfield Primary School | 78% | 4.8% | 17.7% | 292 | 0.9 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)
- 42.05%
- English as an additional language
- 57.9%
- Overall absence
- 6.98%
- Persistent absence
- 22.25%
Location
Nearby schools
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Shadsworth Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Blackburn
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Knuzden St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Blackburn
-
St Antony's RC Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Blackburn
-
Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Blackburn
-
Daisyfield Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Blackburn
Other schools in Blackburn
Intack Primary School ranks 43rd 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 Intack Primary School teach?
- Intack Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Blackburn.
- Who is the headteacher of Intack Primary School?
- The headteacher of Intack Primary School is Mrs Fiona Salisbury, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Intack Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Intack 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 Intack Primary School?
- Intack Primary School has 378 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Intack Primary School full?
- Intack Primary School has capacity for 472 pupils and 378 on roll (80%), 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 Intack Primary School a faith school?
- No. Intack Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Intack Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Intack Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Intack Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 32% in 2022/23 and 47% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Intack Primary School rank locally?
- Intack Primary School ranked 41st of 51 primary schools in Blackburn with Darwen for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Intack Primary School's absence rate?
- Intack Primary School's overall absence rate is 7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Intack Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Intack 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.