Feniscowles Primary School
Livesey Branch Road, Feniscowles, Blackburn, BB2 5EG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Rob Andrew
- Constituency
- Blackburn
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 417
- URN
- 119163
- Local authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01254201054
About this school
Feniscowles Primary School is a community primary school in Blackburn. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 417 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Feniscowles 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. 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 14 March 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 | 61 | 61 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 49% | 66% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 0% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 79% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 54% | 84% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 59% | 77% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 105.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.20 | - | - |
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 Feniscowles 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 | 49% | 57.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 57.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 409 |
| 2023/24 | 405 |
| 2024/25 | 410 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Feniscowles Primary School compares
Feniscowles Primary School ranked 37th of 51 primary schools in Blackburn with Darwen for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 3.8% | 10.7% | 417 | — |
| St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School, Feniscowles, Blackburn | 59% | 3.5% | 7.5% | 216 | 0.2 miles |
| Livesey Saint Francis' Church of England School | 60% | 5.6% | 24.4% | 173 | 0.6 miles |
| Meadowhead Junior School | 40% | 6.9% | 65.3% | 201 | 1.3 miles |
| Meadowhead Community Infant School and Nursery | — | 6.1% | 44.8% | 169 | 1.4 miles |
| St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn | 56% | 6.6% | 30.4% | 408 | 1.5 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)
- 10.73%
- English as an additional language
- 0.7%
- Overall absence
- 3.81%
- Persistent absence
- 8.1%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School, Feniscowles, Blackburn0.2 miles
Primary · Blackburn
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Livesey Saint Francis' Church of England School0.6 miles
Primary · Blackburn
-
Meadowhead Junior School1.3 miles
Primary · Blackburn
-
Meadowhead Community Infant School and Nursery1.4 miles
Primary · Blackburn
-
St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn1.5 miles
Primary · Blackburn
Other schools in Blackburn
Feniscowles Primary School ranks 38th 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
- 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 Feniscowles Primary School teach?
- Feniscowles Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Blackburn.
- Who is the headteacher of Feniscowles Primary School?
- The headteacher of Feniscowles Primary School is Mr Rob Andrew, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Feniscowles Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Feniscowles 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 Feniscowles Primary School?
- Feniscowles Primary School has 417 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Feniscowles Primary School full?
- Feniscowles Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 417 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Feniscowles Primary School a faith school?
- No. Feniscowles Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Feniscowles Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Feniscowles Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Feniscowles Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 49% in 2022/23 and 56% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Feniscowles Primary School compare with other schools in Blackburn with Darwen?
- Feniscowles Primary School ranked 37th of 51 primary schools in Blackburn with Darwen for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Feniscowles Primary School's absence rate?
- Feniscowles Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Feniscowles Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Feniscowles 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.