St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn, Blackburn

From the headteacher's welcome: "May I take this opportunity to offer you a warm welcome to St Mary and St Joseph's. This is a happy, vibrant school with a wonderful energy to it and I truly believe that in order for a school to be successful it must be a motivating, happy and safe place to be."

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

In 2025, 77% of Year 6 pupils at St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn reached the expected standard in reading and 87% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 76% in Blackburn with Darwen and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (73% in reading, 87% in maths).

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

For September 2026 entry, 33 families put St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn as their first choice and 106 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 7 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn are Audley Infant School (0.3 miles, Good); Audley Junior School (0.3 miles, Good, 79% reading, 90% maths); St Matthew's Church of England Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 61% reading, 61% maths); and Longshaw Community Junior School (0.6 miles, Good, 77% reading, 78% maths).

St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

40.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (81%) and Mixed (10%).

In 2026, 29 pupils (14.3%) received SEN support and 6 (3%) 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 Blackburn Rail Station, about 780 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bennington Street (by), 140 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Mary's and St Joseph's 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 August 2026, police recorded 615 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, St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn issued 1 suspension, 0.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn are Blackburn Central High School (0.2 miles); Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School (0.7 miles); Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy (0.8 miles); and St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy (0.9 miles).