Audley Junior School, Blackburn

From the headteacher's welcome: "We are a busy but friendly school, with lots going on. Please feel free to contact the school direct with any queries you may have. We do everything we can in school to make our children's learning fun and ensure that it is is a safe and happy place."

In 2025, 79% of Year 6 pupils at Audley Junior School reached the expected standard in reading and 90% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 76% in Blackburn with Darwen and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 84% in reading and 93% in maths in 2024.

Across Blackburn with Darwen, 89% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 98% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in Blackburn with Darwen lodged 73 appeals against primary school offers; 63 reached a hearing and 15 succeeded (23.8% of those heard).

The nearest other state primary schools to Audley Junior School are Audley Infant School (under 0.1 miles, Good); St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn (0.3 miles, Good, 77% reading, 87% maths); St Matthew's Church of England Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 61% reading, 61% maths); and Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 78% reading, 87% maths).

Audley Junior School's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.

71.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (86%) and Mixed (6%).

In 2026, 88 pupils (22.4%) received SEN support and 14 (3.6%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Blackburn Rail Station, about 940 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Queens Park Road (by), 120 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Audley Junior School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 591 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Blackburn with Darwen (289), as is usual near a town centre.

Audley Junior School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

The secondary schools closest to Audley Junior School are Blackburn Central High School (0.2 miles); Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy (0.6 miles); and Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School (0.9 miles).