Audley Infant School
Queens Park Road, Blackburn, BB1 1SE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Helen Nelson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Blackburn
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 300
- Pupils on roll
- 280
- URN
- 119136
- Local authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 0125452065
About this school
Audley Infant School is a community primary school in Blackburn. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 280 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Audley Infant 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 2024, 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 Audley Infant 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 269 |
| 2023/24 | 283 |
| 2024/25 | 292 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Audley Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.5% | 16% | 280 | — |
| Audley Junior School | 73% | 4.9% | 30.9% | 392 | 0.0 miles |
| St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn | 63% | 5% | 31.4% | 203 | 0.3 miles |
| St Matthew's Church of England Primary School | 53% | 4.6% | 31% | 258 | 0.4 miles |
| Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary School | 72% | 6.3% | 23.3% | 464 | 0.4 miles |
| St Antony's RC Primary School | 50% | 4.5% | 45.5% | 236 | 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)
- 16.03%
- English as an additional language
- 57.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.51%
- Persistent absence
- 13.37%
Location
Nearby schools
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Audley Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Blackburn
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St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn0.3 miles
Primary · Blackburn
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St Matthew's Church of England Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Blackburn
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Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Blackburn
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St Antony's RC Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Blackburn
Other schools in Blackburn
- 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
- Great Harwood St John's Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Audley Infant School teach?
- Audley Infant School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Blackburn.
- Who is the headteacher of Audley Infant School?
- The headteacher of Audley Infant School is Mrs Helen Nelson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Audley Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Audley Infant 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 Audley Infant School?
- Audley Infant School has 280 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Audley Infant School full?
- Audley Infant School has capacity for 300 pupils and 280 on roll (93%), 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 Audley Infant School a faith school?
- No. Audley Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Audley Infant School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Audley Infant School as having nursery classes.
- What is Audley Infant School's absence rate?
- Audley Infant School's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Audley Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Audley Infant School. 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.