St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England Academy, Blackburn

From the headteacher's welcome: "I am very proud to be Headteacher of St. Aidan's Primary School, a Church of England Academy. On January 1st 2015 we converted to an academy and became part of Cidari - Blackburn Diocese Multi Academy Trust. Regular newsletters keep you up to date with school activities, along with posts on our social media sites and Class Dojo."

The school runs a breakfast club, from £1.00 per day.

In 2025, 38% of Year 6 pupils at St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 50% 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 63% in reading and 70% in maths in 2024.

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

For September 2026 entry, 17 families put St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England Academy as their first choice and 43 named it as one of their preferences, for 22 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 St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England Academy are St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn (0.3 miles, Good, 71% reading, 68% maths); Meadowhead Community Infant School and Nursery (0.4 miles, Good); Griffin Park Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 79% reading, 89% maths); and Meadowhead Junior School (0.4 miles, Good, 60% reading, 57% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England Academy.

St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England Academy is one of 15 schools run by Cidari Education Limited, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 49% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

15 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England Academy (as of September 2025): 80% would recommend the school, 87% say their child is happy there and 100% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (100%); the weakest, that they would recommend the school (80%).

54.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 33.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (58%), Asian (14%) and Black (12%).

In 2026, 43 pupils (23.6%) received SEN support and 8 (4.4%) 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 120 metres away (roughly a 2-minute walk).

19 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Parkinson Street (by), 100 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England Academy 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, St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England Academy issued 39 suspensions, 21 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England Academy are St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy (0.6 miles); Witton Park Academy (0.7 miles); Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School (0.7 miles); and St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn (0.8 miles).