Queen Elizabeth's Primary School
West Park Road, Blackburn, BB2 6DF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- QEGS BLACKBURN ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Claire Gammon
- Constituency
- Blackburn
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 392
- Pupils on roll
- 387
- URN
- 148834
- Local authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01254686300
About this school
Queen Elizabeth's Primary School is a primary academy in Blackburn. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 387 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Queen Elizabeth's 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 55 | 56 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 45% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 63% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 54% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 100.0 |
Trends over time
How Queen Elizabeth's 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 | — | 57.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 57.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 45% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 383 |
| 2024/25 | 381 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Queen Elizabeth's Primary School compares
Queen Elizabeth's Primary School ranked 43rd of 51 primary schools in Blackburn with Darwen for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 16% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45% | 5.7% | 17.3% | 387 | — |
| Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn | 60% | 6% | 23.9% | 173 | 0.3 miles |
| St Silas's CofE Primary School | 59% | 6.1% | 28.5% | 311 | 0.4 miles |
| St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 70% | 3.7% | 32.1% | 419 | 0.4 miles |
| St James' Church of England Primary School Blackburn | 66% | 6.6% | 20.5% | 395 | 0.5 miles |
| St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn | 59% | 4.7% | 35.2% | 214 | 0.5 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)
- 17.32%
- English as an additional language
- 12.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.71%
- Persistent absence
- 13.69%
Location
Nearby schools
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Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn0.3 miles
Primary · Blackburn
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St Silas's CofE Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Blackburn
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St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Blackburn
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St James' Church of England Primary School Blackburn0.5 miles
Primary · Blackburn
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St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn0.5 miles
Primary · Blackburn
Other schools in Blackburn
Queen Elizabeth's Primary School ranks 45th 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 Queen Elizabeth's Primary School teach?
- Queen Elizabeth's Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Blackburn.
- Who is the headteacher of Queen Elizabeth's Primary School?
- The headteacher of Queen Elizabeth's Primary School is Claire Gammon, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Queen Elizabeth's Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Queen Elizabeth's 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 Queen Elizabeth's Primary School?
- Queen Elizabeth's Primary School has 387 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Queen Elizabeth's Primary School full?
- Queen Elizabeth's Primary School has capacity for 392 pupils and 387 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 Queen Elizabeth's Primary School a faith school?
- No. Queen Elizabeth's Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Queen Elizabeth's Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Queen Elizabeth's Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Queen Elizabeth's Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Queen Elizabeth's Primary School is part of QEGS BLACKBURN ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Queen Elizabeth's Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 65% in 2023/24 and 45% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Queen Elizabeth's Primary School compare with other schools in Blackburn with Darwen?
- Queen Elizabeth's Primary School ranked 43rd of 51 primary schools in Blackburn with Darwen for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 16% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Queen Elizabeth's Primary School's absence rate?
- Queen Elizabeth's Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Queen Elizabeth's Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Queen Elizabeth's 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 13 August 2026.