Meadowhead Community Infant School and Nursery
Shorrock Lane, Blackburn, BB2 4TT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr James Waddington
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Blackburn
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 169
- URN
- 119122
- Local authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01254202600
About this school
Meadowhead Community Infant School and Nursery is a community primary school in Blackburn. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 169 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Meadowhead Community Infant School and Nursery, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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.
Trends over time
How Meadowhead Community Infant School and Nursery has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 165 |
| 2023/24 | 166 |
| 2024/25 | 160 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Meadowhead Community Infant School and Nursery compares
Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.1% | 44.8% | 169 | — |
| Meadowhead Junior School | 40% | 6.9% | 65.3% | 201 | 0.1 miles |
| St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England Academy | 23% | 6% | 60.8% | 182 | 0.4 miles |
| St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn | 56% | 6.6% | 30.4% | 408 | 0.4 miles |
| Griffin Park Primary School | 75% | 5.9% | 30% | 232 | 0.7 miles |
| Livesey Saint Francis' Church of England School | 60% | 5.6% | 24.4% | 173 | 0.8 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)
- 44.8%
- English as an additional language
- 20.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.11%
- Persistent absence
- 24.49%
Location
Nearby schools
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Meadowhead Junior School0.1 miles
Primary · Blackburn
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St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Blackburn
-
St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn0.4 miles
Primary · Blackburn
-
Griffin Park Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Blackburn
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Livesey Saint Francis' Church of England School0.8 miles
Primary · Blackburn
Other 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 ages does Meadowhead Community Infant School and Nursery teach?
- Meadowhead Community Infant School and Nursery teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Blackburn.
- Who is the headteacher of Meadowhead Community Infant School and Nursery?
- The headteacher of Meadowhead Community Infant School and Nursery is Mr James Waddington, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Meadowhead Community Infant School and Nursery been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Meadowhead Community Infant School and Nursery, 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 Meadowhead Community Infant School and Nursery?
- Meadowhead Community Infant School and Nursery has 169 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Meadowhead Community Infant School and Nursery full?
- Meadowhead Community Infant School and Nursery has capacity for 180 pupils and 169 on roll (94%), 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 Meadowhead Community Infant School and Nursery a faith school?
- No. Meadowhead Community Infant School and Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does Meadowhead Community Infant School and Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Meadowhead Community Infant School and Nursery as having nursery classes.
- What is Meadowhead Community Infant School and Nursery's absence rate?
- Meadowhead Community Infant School and Nursery's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Meadowhead Community Infant School and Nursery publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Meadowhead Community Infant School and Nursery. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.