Schools in Blackburn

• 78open schools
• 55primary
• 15secondary
• 2special school

Schools near Blackburn by distance

Schools whose official address gives Blackburn as the town, in Blackburn with Darwen, grouped by type — page 1 of 2.

Nursery schools 3

• Ashworth Nursery School

  Nursery · Local authority nursery school · ages 3 to 4 · 71 pupils

  Addison Close, Blackburn, BB2 1QU

  Ofsted report card, 6 May 2026

• Brunel Nursery School

  Nursery · Local authority nursery school · ages 3 to 4 · 34 pupils

  Cambridge Street, Blackburn, BB1 1ES

  Ofsted report card, 19 May 2026

• Longshaw Nursery School

  Nursery · Local authority nursery school · ages 2 to 5 · 101 pupils

  Crosby Road, Blackburn, BB2 3NF

  Ofsted 23 Apr 2024 (ungraded): School remains Good

Primary schools 55

• Audley Infant School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 7 · 280 pupils

  Queens Park Road, Blackburn, BB1 1SE

  Ofsted 23 Feb 2024 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Audley Junior School

  Primary · Community school · ages 7 to 11 · 392 pupils

  Queen's Park Road, Blackburn, BB1 1SE

  Ofsted 28 Sep 2022 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Balderstone St Leonard's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 2 to 11 · 106 pupils

  Commons Lane, Balderstone, Blackburn, BB2 7LL

  Ofsted 12 Sep 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Church of England

• Belthorn Academy Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 2 to 11 · 238 pupils

  Belthorn Road, Belthorn, Blackburn, BB1 2NY

  Ofsted 29 Feb 2024 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary controlled school · ages 3 to 11 · 464 pupils

  Newton Street, Blackburn, BB1 1NE

  Ofsted 29 Feb 2024 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Church of England

• Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 416 pupils

  Jack Walker Way, Fernhurst Farm, Blackburn, BB2 4JJ

  Ofsted 17 Dec 2024: no overall grade (see grades)

  Church of England

• Brookhouse Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 2 to 11 · 247 pupils

  Troy Street, Blackburn, BB1 6NY

  Ofsted 12 Oct 2022 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Cedars Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 407 pupils

  St. James's Road, Blackburn, BB1 8HQ

  Ofsted 5 Feb 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained

• Daisyfield Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 292 pupils

  Clinton Street, Blackburn, BB1 5LB

  Ofsted 11 Oct 2023: Good

• Feniscowles Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 4 to 11 · 417 pupils

  Livesey Branch Road, Feniscowles, Blackburn, BB2 5EG

  Ofsted 14 Mar 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Great Harwood Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 210 pupils

  Rushton Street, Great Harwood, Blackburn, BB6 7JQ

  Ofsted 20 Sep 2023: Good

• Great Harwood St Bartholomew's Parish Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 3 to 11 · 180 pupils

  Ash Street, Great Harwood, Blackburn, BB6 7QA

  Ofsted 19 Sep 2023: Good

  Church of England

• Great Harwood St John's Church of England Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 5 to 11 · 158 pupils

  St John's Street, Great Harwood, Blackburn, BB6 7ES

  Ofsted 26 Sep 2023: Good

  Church of England

• Griffin Park Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 232 pupils

  Cavendish Place, Blackburn, BB2 2PN

  Ofsted report card, 16 Jun 2026

• Holy Souls Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 3 to 11 · 189 pupils

  Wilworth Crescent, Blackburn, BB1 8QN

  Ofsted 8 Feb 2023: Good

  Roman Catholic

• Intack Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 378 pupils

  Whitebirk Road, Blackburn, BB1 3HY

  Ofsted 30 Jun 2022 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Knuzden St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 4 to 11 · 150 pupils

  Mount St James, Stanhill Road, Knuzden, Blackburn, BB1 2DR

  Ofsted report card, 20 Jan 2026

  Church of England

• Lammack Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 4 to 11 · 548 pupils

  Lammack Road, Blackburn, BB1 8LH

  Ofsted 28 Sep 2022 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Langho and Billington St Leonards Church of England Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 307 pupils

  Whalley Road, Langho, Blackburn, BB6 8AB

  Ofsted 19 Nov 2024: no overall grade (see grades)

  Church of England

• Livesey Saint Francis' Church of England School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 173 pupils

  Cherry Tree Lane, Cherry Tree, Blackburn, BB2 5NX

  Ofsted 3 Jul 2023: Good

  Church of England

• Longshaw Community Junior School

  Primary · Community school · ages 7 to 11 · 334 pupils

  Park Lee Road, Blackburn, BB2 3NX

  Ofsted 16 Nov 2022 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Longshaw Infant School

  Primary · Community school · ages 4 to 7 · 203 pupils

  Crosby Road, Blackburn, BB2 3NF

  Ofsted report card, 6 Jan 2026

• Meadowhead Community Infant School and Nursery

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 7 · 169 pupils

  Shorrock Lane, Blackburn, BB2 4TT

  Ofsted 8 Dec 2022 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Meadowhead Junior School

  Primary · Community school · ages 7 to 11 · 201 pupils

  Anglesey Street, Blackburn, BB2 4QG

  Ofsted 15 Jan 2025 (ungraded): Some aspects not as strong

• Mellor St Mary Church of England Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 144 pupils

  Brundhurst Fold, Mellor, Blackburn, BB2 7JT

  Ofsted 25 Mar 2025 (ungraded): Improved significantly

  Church of England

• Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 180 pupils

  Holmbrook Close, Blackburn, BB2 3UG

  Ofsted report card, 12 May 2026

  Roman Catholic

• Queen Elizabeth's Primary School

  Primary · Free schools · ages 4 to 11 · 387 pupils

  West Park Road, QEGS West Park Rd, Blackburn, BB2 6DF

  Ofsted report card, 23 Jun 2026

• Rawdhatul Uloom Islamic Primary School

  Primary · Other independent school · ages 4 to 11 · 140 pupils

  184 Whalley Old Rd, Blackburn, BB1 5NZ

  Independent: inspected by Ofsted (not in Ofsted’s state-school data)

  Independent

• Rishton Methodist Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary controlled school · ages 3 to 11 · 143 pupils

  George Street, Rishton, Blackburn, BB1 4JF

  Ofsted 19 Mar 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained

  Methodist

• Rishton St Peter and St Paul's Church of England Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 188 pupils

  Arundel Street, Rishton, Blackburn, BB1 4DT

  Ofsted 21 Mar 2023: Good

  Church of England

• Roe Lee Park Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 424 pupils

  Emerald Avenue, Blackburn, BB1 9RP

  Ofsted 23 Feb 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 173 pupils

  Lynwood Road, Blackburn, BB2 6HQ

  Ofsted report card, 11 Nov 2025

  Roman Catholic

• Salesbury Church of England Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 3 to 11 · 283 pupils

  Lovely Hall Lane, Salesbury, Blackburn, BB1 9EQ

  Ofsted 13 Jul 2022 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Church of England

• Shadsworth Infant School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 196 pupils

  Rothesay Road, Blackburn, BB1 2EL

  Ofsted 25 Mar 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

• St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England Academy

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 4 to 11 · 182 pupils

  Norfolk Street, Mill Hill, Blackburn, BB2 4EW

  Ofsted 11 Feb 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

  Church of England

• St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 3 to 11 · 154 pupils

  Trinity Street, Blackburn, BB1 5BN

  Ofsted 24 Sep 2024: no overall grade (see grades)

  Roman Catholic

• St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 3 to 11 · 214 pupils

  Feilden Street, Blackburn, BB2 1LQ

  Ofsted report card, 13 Jan 2026

  Roman Catholic

• St Antony's RC Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 3 to 11 · 236 pupils

  Shadsworth Road, Blackburn, BB1 2HP

  Ofsted 13 Nov 2024 (ungraded): Standards maintained

  Roman Catholic

• St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 419 pupils

  Oakenhurst Road, Blackburn, BB2 1SN

  Ofsted 2 Jul 2024: Good

  Church of England

• St Charles' Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 4 to 11 · 161 pupils

  Knowles Street, Rishton, Blackburn, BB1 4HT

  Ofsted 25 Mar 2025: no overall grade (see grades) (predecessor school)

  Roman Catholic

• St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 5 to 11 · 212 pupils

  Wilworth Crescent, Blackburn, BB1 8QN

  Ofsted 24 Apr 2024: Good

  Church of England

• St Hubert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Great Harwood

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 137 pupils

  Hallfield Road, Great Harwood, Blackburn, BB6 7SN

  Ofsted 29 Oct 2024: no overall grade (see grades)

  Roman Catholic

• St James' Church of England Primary School Blackburn

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 2 to 11 · 395 pupils

  Earl Street, Blackburn, BB1 8EG

  Ofsted 7 Dec 2022 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Church of England

• St Luke and St Philips Church of England Primary School

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 4 to 11 · 202 pupils

  Hancock Street, Blackburn, BB2 2LZ

  Ofsted 1 Oct 2024: no overall grade (see grades)

  Church of England

• St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 203 pupils

  Bennington Street, Blackburn, BB2 3HP

  Ofsted 13 Oct 2022 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Roman Catholic

• St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Langho

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 3 to 11 · 274 pupils

  Whalley Road, Langho, Blackburn, BB6 8EQ

  Ofsted report card, 13 Jan 2026

  Roman Catholic

• St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Osbaldeston

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 3 to 11 · 69 pupils

  Longsight Road, Osbaldeston, Blackburn, BB2 7HX

  Ofsted report card, 30 Jun 2026

  Roman Catholic

• St Matthew's Church of England Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 258 pupils

  Withers Street, Blackburn, BB1 1DF

  Ofsted report card, 6 Jan 2026

  Church of England

• St Michael With St John CofE Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary controlled school · ages 4 to 11 · 262 pupils

  Swallow Drive, Blackburn, BB1 6LE

  Ofsted 19 Oct 2022 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Church of England

• St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School, Feniscowles, Blackburn

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 216 pupils

  Preston Old Road, Feniscowles, Blackburn, BB2 5EP

  Ofsted 12 Feb 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained

  Roman Catholic

• St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 408 pupils

  Hawkins Street, Blackburn, BB2 2RY

  Ofsted 19 Nov 2024: no overall grade (see grades)

  Roman Catholic

• St Silas's CofE Primary School

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 5 to 11 · 311 pupils

  St Silas Road, Blackburn, BB2 6JP

  Ofsted 25 Apr 2023: Good

  Church of England

• St Stephen's Church of England Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 392 pupils

  Robinson Street, Blackburn, BB1 5PE

  Ofsted report card, 28 Apr 2026

  Church of England

• The Olive School, Blackburn

  Primary · Free schools · ages 4 to 11 · 638 pupils

  Meins Road, Blackburn, BB2 6QQ

  Ofsted 4 Mar 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

  Muslim

• Wensley Fold CofE Primary Academy

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 463 pupils

  Manor Road, Blackburn, BB2 6LX

  Ofsted 13 Sep 2023: Outstanding

  Church of England

Secondary schools 2

• Al Islah Girls' High School

  Secondary · Other independent school · ages 11 to 16 · Girls · 119 pupils

  108 Audley Range, Blackburn, BB1 1TF

  Independent: inspected by Ofsted (not in Ofsted’s state-school data)

  Islam Independent

• Blackburn Central High School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 16 · 1,015 pupils

  Haslingden Road, Blackburn, BB2 3HJ

  Ofsted 14 Dec 2022 (ungraded): School remains Good

Nearby towns

• Darwen 3.2 miles
• Accrington 4.6 miles
• Chorley 8.6 miles
• Rossendale 8.8 miles
• Leyland 9.9 miles
• Clitheroe 10.0 miles
• Burnley 10 miles
• Preston 10 miles
• Bolton 12 miles
• Bacup 12 miles

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