Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
Ofsted: Strong
Score
C64
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Location
- Blackburn, BB2 3UG
- Distance
- 0.3km away
Longshaw Infant School
Crosby Road, Blackburn, BB2 3NF
Local ranking54th of 55 primary schools in Blackburn with Darwen
Ofsted: Expected
Primary
Phase
270
Capacity
4-7
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: Ofsted inspection 6 January 2026.
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Curriculum & teaching
- Expected standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Expected standard
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 215
- Boys
- 104 (51%)
- Girls
- 99 (49%)
- Capacity
- 270 (75% full)
- SEND
- 19.5%
- FSM Eligible
- 44.2%
- EAL
- 21.9%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.3%
- SEN Support
- 16.3%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.9:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 12.0
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,643/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 6.9% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 25.5% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 66.7%
- Asian Pakistani: 10.3%
- Black African: 5.2%
- Mixed White & Asian: 4.2%
- White Other: 3.3%
- Asian Indian: 3.3%
- Other: 2.4%
- Asian Other: 1.9%
66.7%
White British
10.3%
Asian Pakistani
5.2%
Black African
Historical Trends
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Crosby Road
Blackburn, North West
Administrative
- URN
- 119125
- UKPRN
- 10074056
- Establishment No.
- 2013
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