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St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn

Trinity Street, Blackburn, BB1 5BN

Local ranking26th of 55 primary schools in Blackburn with Darwen
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 2 August 2026

Primary

Phase

210

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 24 September 2024 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
Early years
Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
62.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
3.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
72.0%
Writing (Expected)
62.0%
Maths (Expected)
66.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
67.0%
Reading avg scaled score
104.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
102.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
107.0
Cohort Size
30

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
169
Boys
83 (49%)
Girls
86 (51%)
Capacity
210 (80% full)
SEND
21.3%
FSM Eligible
43.6%
EAL
41.4%
SEN with EHC Plan
4.7%
SEN Support
16.6%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
23.4:1
Teachers (FTE)
7.1
Budget per Pupil
£7,976/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
6.6% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
20.3% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • Asian Pakistani: 37.5%
  • White British: 25.0%
  • Asian Other: 10.4%
  • Asian Indian: 4.9%
  • Other: 4.9%
  • Mixed Other: 4.2%
  • White Other: 3.5%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 3.5%

37.5%

Asian Pakistani

25.0%

White British

10.4%

Asian Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
119706
UKPRN
10080324
Establishment No.
3999