St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn, Blackburn
St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Blackburn. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in March 2011. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in November 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 37th-highest of the 49 schools in Blackburn with published results, and 10,597th of 14,452 across England. It was 94% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2011)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Below England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Blackburn with Darwen (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn in detail
Results
In 2025, 71% of Year 6 pupils at St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn reached the expected standard in reading and 68% 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 76% in reading and 71% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn
For September 2026 entry, 37 families put St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn as their first choice and 79 named it as one of their preferences, for 43 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn are St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England Academy (0.3 miles, Good, 38% reading, 50% maths); Griffin Park Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 79% reading, 89% maths); Meadowhead Community Infant School and Nursery (0.4 miles, Good); and Meadowhead Junior School (0.5 miles, Good, 60% reading, 57% maths).
St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.
St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England AcademyGriffin Park Primary SchoolMeadowhead Community Infant School and NurseryMeadowhead Junior School
What parents say
11 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn (as of September 2025): 73% would recommend the school, 82% say their child is happy there and 57% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that they are kept well informed about progress (91%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (57%).
Who goes there
11.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (82%), Asian (6%) and Black (5%).
In 2026, 66 pupils (16.2%) received SEN support and 8 (2%) 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.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Mill Hill (Lancs) Rail Station, about 350 metres away (roughly a 4-minute walk).
17 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Peters School (by), 150 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn issued 19 suspensions, 4.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn are Witton Park Academy (0.4 miles); St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy (0.7 miles); St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn (0.8 miles); and Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School (0.8 miles).
Witton Park AcademySt Wilfrid's Church of England AcademySt Bede's Roman Catholic High School, BlackburnTauheedul Islam Boys' High School
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from March 2011, 15 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's November 2024 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
St Peter's creates a nurturing environment where children feel safe and happy, with staff genuinely caring for each pupil. The school prioritises reading with an excellent phonics programme and gives strong support to pupils who need extra help. Pupils develop well socially and emotionally, learning to respect others and developing healthy lifestyles through a broad, ambitious curriculum.
Key Strengths
- Strong phonics programme with consistent staff training ensures pupils become fluent, confident readers
- Ambitious and well-designed curriculum with clear identification of key knowledge and vocabulary
- Excellent support for pupils with SEND who achieve well from their starting points
- High standards of behaviour and warm, respectful relationships throughout the school
- Early years provision is engaging and purposeful, preparing children well for key stage 1
Areas for Improvement
- Some learning activities do not sufficiently match the knowledge pupils should learn, causing some to move on to new topics before they are ready
- Teachers need to ensure activities help pupils learn the curriculum securely across all subjects
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with clear focus on pupil well-being and open safeguarding culture.
Extracurricular Activities
Clubs, visits, residential trip with outdoor and adventurous activities
St Peter's is a happy school where pupils thrive, with kind and nurturing staff who create a safe environment. The school has high expectations and is determined to provide quality education across a broad range of subjects.
At a Glance
25.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
11 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 76% to 71% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 68% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 63% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
23.5
Avg class size
26.8
Infant (KS1)
28.5
KS2
15
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
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Before and after school care
St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Blackburn with Darwen
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn.
- School's Out Holiday Squad810m away · Not yet graded
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn is in Blackburn with Darwen; for families living there:
Apply to Blackburn with Darwen for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 32
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 11
- Children hurt
- 13
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 32 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 11 serious and 21 slight.
13 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot, 5 on a bicycle and 5 in a vehicle or otherwise.
7 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Blackburn with Darwen is 24 (the median across 89 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
94%
Near capacity
396 pupils
420 places
24 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Blackburn
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Blackburn
Across Blackburn with Darwen council
Places available
2,256
Applications
1,926
Got 1st preference
89.3%
Got preferred school
97.9%
All primary applications across Blackburn with Darwen council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(7)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
66
SEN Support
8
EHC Plans
18.1%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
408
Total Pupils
209
Boys
199
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
21
Teachers
19.4:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£52,538
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,500
Per pupil
£2464k
Total funding
£180k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
6.6%
Overall absence
18.2%
Persistent absence
363
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn
Questions parents ask about St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn
What are SATs results like at St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn?
Of the pupils at St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 71% reached the expected standard in reading and 68% did so in maths.
What is St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn's Ofsted rating?
St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn's most recent Ofsted inspection, in November 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in March 2011, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn?
No fixed boundary. When St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn is oversubscribed, Blackburn with Darwen allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn?
St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn was not full in 2025: it ran at 94% of its 420 places.
How big are the classes at St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn?
Classes at St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn average 23.5 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn?
St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn has around 408 pupils on roll. 26% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn?
6.6% of sessions were missed at St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn in 2024/25. 18.2% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn?
Apply through Blackburn with Darwen's coordinated admissions process, naming St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn have a breakfast club or after-school club?
St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn: School's Out Holiday Squad (810m away, registered, not yet graded).
How many road collisions happen near St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 32 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 11 serious and 21 slight. 13 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot, 5 on a bicycle and 5 in a vehicle or otherwise. 7 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Blackburn with Darwen is 24 (the median across 89 schools, same distance and years).
Where is St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn?
St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn is at Hawkins Street, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB2 2RY.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)