Roe Lee Park Primary School
Emerald Avenue, Blackburn, BB1 9RP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Gillian Wilton
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Blackburn
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 403
- Pupils on roll
- 424
- URN
- 119127
- Local authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 0125456297
About this school
Roe Lee Park Primary School is a community primary school in Blackburn. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 424 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Roe Lee Park 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 23 February 2023, 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 | 59 | 63 | 56 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 44% | 66% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 6% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 63% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 65% | 84% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 67% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.70 | - | - |
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 Roe Lee 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 | 63% | 57.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 44% | 57.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 66% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 458 |
| 2023/24 | 448 |
| 2024/25 | 431 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Roe Lee Park Primary School compares
Roe Lee Park Primary School ranked 20th of 51 primary schools in Blackburn with Darwen for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 66% | 5.1% | 25.6% | 424 | — |
| Holy Souls Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn | 60% | 6.1% | 17.7% | 189 | 0.4 miles |
| St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School | 69% | 5.3% | 14.6% | 212 | 0.5 miles |
| Cedars Primary School | 70% | 6.2% | 19.6% | 407 | 0.6 miles |
| St Stephen's Church of England Primary School | 63% | 5.6% | 29.8% | 392 | 0.9 miles |
| Brookhouse Primary School | 80% | 4.4% | 16.8% | 247 | 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)
- 25.56%
- English as an additional language
- 67.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.1%
- Persistent absence
- 12.47%
Location
Nearby schools
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Holy Souls Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn0.4 miles
Primary · Blackburn
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St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Blackburn
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Cedars Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Blackburn
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St Stephen's Church of England Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Blackburn
-
Brookhouse Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Blackburn
Other schools in Blackburn
Roe Lee Park Primary School ranks 23rd 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 ages does Roe Lee Park Primary School teach?
- Roe Lee Park Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Blackburn.
- Who is the headteacher of Roe Lee Park Primary School?
- The headteacher of Roe Lee Park Primary School is Mrs Gillian Wilton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Roe Lee Park Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Roe Lee 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 many pupils are at Roe Lee Park Primary School?
- Roe Lee Park Primary School has 424 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Roe Lee Park Primary School full?
- Roe Lee Park Primary School has capacity for 403 pupils and 424 on roll (105%), 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 Roe Lee Park Primary School a faith school?
- No. Roe Lee Park Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Roe Lee Park Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Roe Lee Park Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Roe Lee Park Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 66% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Roe Lee Park Primary School compare with other schools in Blackburn with Darwen?
- Roe Lee Park Primary School ranked 20th of 51 primary schools in Blackburn with Darwen for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Roe Lee Park Primary School's absence rate?
- Roe Lee Park Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Roe Lee Park Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Roe Lee 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.