St Edward's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
Blackburn Road, Darwen, BB3 0AA
This school is closed (it closed in March 2024).
It was replaced by St Edward's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Vannessa Knowles
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salford
- Constituency
- Rossendale and Darwen
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 199
- URN
- 119666
- Local authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
About this school
St Edward's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn was a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Darwen. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 199 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St Edward's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 28 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 86% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.20 | - |
| Writing progress | -0.50 | - |
| Maths progress | +0.10 | - |
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 St Edward's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn 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 | 68% | 57.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 57.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 195 |
| 2023/24 | 199 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Edward's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn compares
Its absence rate was lower than 80% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.5% | 19.6% | 199 | — |
| St Edward's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | 70% | 4.5% | 18.4% | 198 | 0.0 miles |
| St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School | 38% | 5.8% | 33.3% | 184 | 0.3 miles |
| Avondale Primary School | 72% | 4.2% | 27.9% | 400 | 0.6 miles |
| Lower Darwen Primary School | 41% | 6.2% | 17.7% | 382 | 0.7 miles |
| Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary | 85% | 3.7% | 8.9% | 416 | 1.0 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 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 19.6%
- English as an additional language
- 7.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.5%
- Persistent absence
- 9.1%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Edward's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.0 miles
Primary · Darwen
-
St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Darwen
-
Avondale Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Darwen
-
Lower Darwen Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Darwen
-
Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary1.0 miles
Primary · Blackburn
Other schools in Darwen
- Ashleigh Primary School Primary
- Avondale Primary School Primary
- Darwen Aldridge Sudell Primary Primary
- Darwen St James CofE Primary Academy Primary
- Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Darwen, St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy Primary
- Hoddlesden St Paul's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity VC School Primary
- Lower Darwen Primary School Primary
- St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Edward's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary
- St James' Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Edward's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn teach?
- St Edward's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Darwen.
- Has St Edward's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Edward's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at St Edward's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn?
- St Edward's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn had 199 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have St Edward's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 68% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are St Edward's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Edward's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn'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 9 July 2024.