St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
Trinity Street, Blackburn, BB1 5BN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Claire Speakman
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salford
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Blackburn
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 154
- URN
- 119706
- Local authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 0125457582
About this school
St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Blackburn. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 154 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn, 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
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
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 31 | 29 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 45% | 45% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 52% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% | 62% | 66% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 69% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 100.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 100.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.90 | - | - |
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 Alban'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 | 45% | 57.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 45% | 57.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 62% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 184 |
| 2023/24 | 180 |
| 2024/25 | 169 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn compares
St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn ranked 28th of 51 primary schools in Blackburn with Darwen for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 62% | 6.6% | 43.6% | 154 | — |
| St Michael With St John CofE Primary School | 69% | 5.9% | 24.8% | 262 | 0.3 miles |
| Daisyfield Primary School | 78% | 4.8% | 17.7% | 292 | 0.4 miles |
| Brookhouse Primary School | 80% | 4.4% | 16.8% | 247 | 0.4 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 | 0.6 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 43.59%
- English as an additional language
- 41.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.61%
- Persistent absence
- 20.25%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Michael With St John CofE Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Blackburn
-
Daisyfield Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Blackburn
-
Brookhouse Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Blackburn
-
St Matthew's Church of England Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Blackburn
-
Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Blackburn
Other schools in Blackburn
St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn ranks 28th 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 St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn teach?
- St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Blackburn.
- Who is the headteacher of St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn?
- The headteacher of St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn is Mrs Claire Speakman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn, 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 St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn?
- St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn has 154 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn full?
- St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn has capacity for 210 pupils and 154 on roll (73%), 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 St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn a faith school?
- Yes. St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Salford.
- Does St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn as having nursery classes.
- How have St Alban'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 45% in 2022/23 and 62% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn compare with other schools in Blackburn with Darwen?
- St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn ranked 28th of 51 primary schools in Blackburn with Darwen for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn's absence rate?
- St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn's overall absence rate is 6.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Alban'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 30 June 2026.