Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary
Jack Walker Way, Fernhurst Farm, Blackburn, BB2 4JJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr Mark Power
- Diocese
- Diocese of Blackburn
- Constituency
- Rossendale and Darwen
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 416
- URN
- 133987
- Local authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01254296400
About this school
Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Blackburn. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 416 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 60 | 58 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 83% | 81% | 85% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 15% | 16% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 95% | 93% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 98% | 93% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 97% | 93% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 109.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 110.0 | 108.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +5.40 | - | - |
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 Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary 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 | 83% | 57.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 81% | 57.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 85% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 422 |
| 2023/24 | 417 |
| 2024/25 | 418 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary compares
Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary ranked 3rd of 51 primary schools in Blackburn with Darwen for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 94% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 85% | 3.7% | 8.9% | 416 | — |
| Longshaw Infant School | — | 6.9% | 44.2% | 203 | 0.4 miles |
| Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn | 79% | 6% | 43.5% | 180 | 0.4 miles |
| Longshaw Community Junior School | 67% | 5.2% | 59.7% | 334 | 0.6 miles |
| Meadowhead Junior School | 40% | 6.9% | 65.3% | 201 | 0.8 miles |
| St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England Academy | 23% | 6% | 60.8% | 182 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 8.85%
- English as an additional language
- 6%
- Overall absence
- 3.66%
- Persistent absence
- 6.08%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Longshaw Infant School0.4 miles
Primary · Blackburn
-
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn0.4 miles
Primary · Blackburn
-
Longshaw Community Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Blackburn
-
Meadowhead Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Blackburn
-
St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Blackburn
Other schools in Blackburn
Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary ranks 3rd 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
- 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 year groups does Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary teach?
- Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Blackburn.
- Who is the headteacher of Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary?
- The headteacher of Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary is Mr Mark Power, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary, 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 Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary?
- Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary has 416 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary full?
- Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary has capacity for 420 pupils and 416 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 Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary a faith school?
- Yes. Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Blackburn.
- Does Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary as having no nursery classes.
- How have Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 83% in 2022/23 and 85% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary rank locally?
- Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary ranked 3rd of 51 primary schools in Blackburn with Darwen for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 94% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary's absence rate?
- Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary's overall absence rate is 3.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary'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 1 July 2026.