Longshaw Community Junior School, Blackburn

In its own words: "We trust you will gain some insight into the provision we offer and the amazing things our children achieve."

From the headteacher's welcome: "We are very proud of, and celebrate, all the achievements of our pupils, whatever their particular talent. We value positive relationships with the families of our pupils and with the wider community."

The school runs a breakfast club from 8:00am, from £1.00 per day.

In 2025, 77% of Year 6 pupils at Longshaw Community Junior School reached the expected standard in reading and 78% 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 83% in reading and 89% 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 Longshaw Community Junior School are Longshaw Infant School (0.4 miles, Good); Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn (0.5 miles, Good, 79% reading, 89% maths); St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn (0.6 miles, Good, 77% reading, 87% maths); and St Luke and St Philips Church of England Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 57% reading, 57% maths).

Longshaw Community Junior School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.

65% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

The nearest railway station is Mill Hill (Lancs) Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.

17 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Lyndhurst Road (by), 110 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Longshaw Community Junior School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 561 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.

In 2024/25, Longshaw Community Junior School issued 5 suspensions, 1.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Longshaw Community Junior School are Blackburn Central High School (0.6 miles), Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School (0.7 miles), St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy (0.8 miles) and Darwen Vale High School (1.4 miles).