Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
About the school
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn is an open primary school in Blackburn with Darwen.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 11 November 2025
- Published
- 11 January 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Early years
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Good
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
Key Stage 2 results
Combined attainment
Reading, writing and maths expected standard
- School
- 60%
- Blackburn with Darwen
- 63%
- England
- 62%
Reading, writing and maths higher standard
- School
- 10%
- Blackburn with Darwen
- 6%
- England
- 8%
Subject attainment
Reading expected standard
- School
- 73%
- Blackburn with Darwen
- 75%
- England
- 75%
Writing expected standard
- School
- 80%
- Blackburn with Darwen
- 72%
- England
- 72%
Maths expected standard
- School
- 63%
- Blackburn with Darwen
- 77%
- England
- 74%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected
- School
- 70%
- Blackburn with Darwen
- 77%
- England
- 73%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher
- School
- 30%
- Blackburn with Darwen
- 33%
- England
- 30%
Science expected standard
- School
- 87%
- Blackburn with Darwen
- 81%
- England
- 82%
Scaled scores
Reading average scaled score
- School
- 104
- Blackburn with Darwen
- 105
- England
- 106
Maths average scaled score
- School
- 102
- Blackburn with Darwen
- 105
- England
- 105
Grammar average scaled score
- School
- 105
- Blackburn with Darwen
- 106
- England
- 105
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
180
Girls
54.44%
Boys
45.56%
SEN support
11.67%
Education, health and care plan
3.33%
English as an additional language
55.00%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
23.89%
Overall absence
6.03
Persistent absence
24.6