Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn, Blackburn
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
This is a genuinely welcoming school where children feel safe, cared for and included from the moment they arrive. Staff build strong relationships with pupils and have high expectations that children rise to meet. The school provides excellent support for all learners, including those with additional needs and disadvantaged pupils, ensuring they make good progress and have access to enriching experiences.
Key Strengths
- Excellent behaviour and attendance with pupils who are polite, kind and respectful
- Highly effective support for pupils with special needs and disadvantaged pupils, ensuring they make secure progress
- Strong early years provision with accelerated progress in communication, physical development and early reading
- Comprehensive pastoral support and extensive enrichment programme including trips, residential visits and varied clubs
- Leaders and governors have deep understanding of the community and drive continuous school improvement
Areas for Improvement
- Quality of older pupils' written work is sometimes variable
- Practice in teaching varies across some classes, meaning a few pupils do not deepen their learning as well as intended
- Opportunities for pupils to practise and apply writing skills across the curriculum are not developed consistently, limiting independence in writing
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and concerns are actively identified, acted upon and managed.
Extracurricular Activities
Drumming lessons, colouring club, board games club, boot camp, football, singing games, residential visits, farm and seaside trips, reading ambassador roles, prefect responsibilities
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour is a welcoming and nurturing primary school where pupils develop strong relationships with staff, feel safe, and are proud of their school. Leaders have high expectations and have created a culture where all pupils, including those with additional needs, are supported to succeed.
At a Glance
40.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 79%. Maths has improved from 75% to 89%. Writing has improved from 79% to 84%.
Class Sizes
25.2
Avg class size
23.0
Infant (KS1)
26.3
KS2
6
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
86%
Available places
180 pupils
210 capacity
30 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Blackburn
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Blackburn
Admissions Demand - Blackburn with Darwen
Places available
2,356
Applications
1,866
Got 1st preference
90.9%
Got preferred school
98.3%
Primary admissions across Blackburn with Darwen (2025/26)
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.95674%
Overall absence
18.56287%
Persistent absence
167
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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