Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn, Blackburn

Ofsted's report card from its 12 May 2026 inspection grades Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn on 7 areas: 5 strong standard and 2 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Leaders are tenacious in their approach to maintain pupils' high attendance."

Early years - Strong standard. "Leaders have carefully considered and implemented a highly effective curriculum that meets children's needs."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Leaders have established a strong culture of inclusion."

Leadership and governance - Strong standard. "Leaders and governors have a deep understanding of the community that the school serves."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Leaders provide a comprehensive and well-considered personal development programme that takes into account the school's context."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Children in the early years and pupils in key stage 1 develop a secure understanding of communication, reading, writing and mathematics."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have developed an ambitious and well-structured curriculum."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that teaching approaches are consistent across the school so that pupils are enabled to produce high-quality work routinely"; "Leaders should ensure that pupils have opportunities to apply and deepen their writing skills across the wider curriculum, so that they write consistently well in different subjects and become more independent and confident writers".

From the headteacher's welcome: "Choosing the right school for your child is one of the most important decisions you will make as a parent or carer. As Headteacher, it is both a privilege and a pleasure to work alongside our dedicated staff and governors to lead such a friendly and nurturing school community."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include cricket and multi-sports.

The school runs a breakfast club, from £1.10 per day.

Coming up: an open day on Monday 2 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 79% of Year 6 pupils at Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn reached the expected standard in reading and 89% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 76% in Blackburn with Darwen and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 79% in reading and 75% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 26 families put Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn as their first choice and 49 named it as one of their preferences, for 26 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn are Longshaw Infant School (0.2 miles, Good); Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 88% reading, 90% maths); Longshaw Community Junior School (0.5 miles, Good, 77% reading, 78% maths); and Lower Darwen Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 58% reading, 53% maths).

Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

40.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 42.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (49%), Black (15%) and Asian (7%).

In 2026, 60 pupils (33.3%) received SEN support and 10 (5.6%) 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 Mill Hill (Lancs) Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.

3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Holmbrook Close (opposite), 240 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn issued 20 suspensions, 11.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The secondary schools closest to Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn are Darwen Vale High School (0.8 miles); Blackburn Central High School (0.9 miles); and St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn (1.6 miles).