Wensley Fold CofE Primary Academy
About the school
Wensley Fold CofE Primary Academy 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
- 13 September 2023
- Published
- 9 October 2023
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Outstanding
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Outstanding
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
Key Stage 2 results
Combined attainment
Reading, writing and maths expected standard
- School
- 83%
- Blackburn with Darwen
- 63%
- England
- 62%
Reading, writing and maths higher standard
- School
- 0%
- Blackburn with Darwen
- 6%
- England
- 8%
Subject attainment
Reading expected standard
- School
- 90%
- Blackburn with Darwen
- 75%
- England
- 75%
Writing expected standard
- School
- 87%
- Blackburn with Darwen
- 72%
- England
- 72%
Maths expected standard
- School
- 93%
- Blackburn with Darwen
- 77%
- England
- 74%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected
- School
- 97%
- Blackburn with Darwen
- 77%
- England
- 73%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher
- School
- 63%
- Blackburn with Darwen
- 33%
- England
- 30%
Science expected standard
- School
- 93%
- Blackburn with Darwen
- 81%
- England
- 82%
Scaled scores
Reading average scaled score
- School
- 108
- Blackburn with Darwen
- 105
- England
- 106
Maths average scaled score
- School
- 108
- Blackburn with Darwen
- 105
- England
- 105
Grammar average scaled score
- School
- 112
- 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
473
Girls
49.47%
Boys
50.53%
SEN support
10.15%
Education, health and care plan
3.59%
English as an additional language
95.60%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
11.93%
Overall absence
4.08
Persistent absence
3.87