Shadsworth Infant School
Rothesay Road, Blackburn, BB1 2EL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Gillian Crompton
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Blackburn
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 220
- Pupils on roll
- 196
- URN
- 119220
- Local authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01254698002
About this school
Shadsworth Infant School is a community primary school in Blackburn. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 196 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Shadsworth 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 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 207 |
| 2023/24 | 206 |
| 2024/25 | 219 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Shadsworth Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 8.1% | 49.2% | 196 | — |
| St Antony's RC Primary School | 50% | 4.5% | 45.5% | 236 | 0.3 miles |
| Knuzden St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy | 36% | 5.7% | 30.9% | 150 | 0.4 miles |
| Shadsworth Junior School | 60% | 7.1% | 60.4% | 215 | 0.4 miles |
| Intack Primary School | 47% | 7% | 42.1% | 378 | 0.6 miles |
| Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary School | 72% | 6.3% | 23.3% | 464 | 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 49.15%
- English as an additional language
- 20.1%
- Overall absence
- 8.12%
- Persistent absence
- 30.83%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Antony's RC Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Blackburn
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Knuzden St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Blackburn
-
Shadsworth Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · Arran Avenue
-
Intack Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Blackburn
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Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary 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 year groups does Shadsworth Infant School teach?
- Shadsworth Infant School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Blackburn.
- Who is the headteacher of Shadsworth Infant School?
- The headteacher of Shadsworth Infant School is Mrs Gillian Crompton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Shadsworth Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Shadsworth 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 big is Shadsworth Infant School?
- Shadsworth Infant School has 196 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Shadsworth Infant School full?
- Shadsworth Infant School has capacity for 220 pupils and 196 on roll (89%), 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 Shadsworth Infant School a faith school?
- No. Shadsworth Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Shadsworth Infant School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Shadsworth Infant School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Shadsworth Infant School have?
- The schools register lists Shadsworth Infant School's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Shadsworth Infant School's absence rate?
- Shadsworth Infant School's overall absence rate is 8.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Shadsworth 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 Shadsworth 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.