Queen Elizabeth's Primary School, Blackburn

Ofsted's report card from its 23 June 2026 inspection grades Queen Elizabeth's Primary School on 7 areas: 7 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Expected standard. "Most pupils achieve well."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Rates of pupils' attendance and punctuality are high."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "The curriculum is broad and ambitious."

Early years - Expected standard. "Leaders ensure that children develop confidence and independence in the Reception Year."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders prioritise support for pupils who face additional challenges in their lives."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders have a clear understanding of the strengths of the school."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders prioritise pupils' personal development."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that teachers identify and address gaps in pupils' knowledge including pupils' understanding of how to develop fluent and legible written work"; "Leaders should make sure that teachers identify and meet the needs of pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities in lessons consistently well".

In 2025, 63% of Year 6 pupils at Queen Elizabeth's Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 54% 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 80% in reading and 82% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 39 families put Queen Elizabeth's Primary School as their first choice and 127 named it as one of their preferences, for 52 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Queen Elizabeth's Primary School are Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn (0.3 miles, Good, 73% reading, 63% maths); St Silas's CofE Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 69% reading, 67% maths); St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 82% reading, 85% maths); and St James' Church of England Primary School Blackburn (0.5 miles, Good, 83% reading, 90% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Queen Elizabeth's Primary School.

Queen Elizabeth's Primary School is one of 2 schools run by Qegs Blackburn Academy Trust, an academy trust.

14.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

The nearest railway station is Blackburn Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Montague Street (opposite), 230 metres away.

In 2024/25, Queen Elizabeth's Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Queen Elizabeth's Primary School are Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School (under 0.1 miles), Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School (0.7 miles), St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy (0.7 miles) and Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School (0.8 miles).