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59 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn, 0.2 miles away.

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		Phase		Ofsted
St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School BlackburnVoluntary aided	0.2 mi	Primary	203	Ungraded inspection, Oct 2022Last graded Good (May 2012)
Audley Infant SchoolCommunity	0.4 mi	Primary	280	Ungraded inspection, Feb 2024Last graded Good (Sep 2014)
Audley Junior SchoolCommunity	0.4 mi	Primary	392	Ungraded inspection, Sep 2022Last graded Good (Jul 2013)
Markazul UloomOther independent	0.4 mi	Independent	26	-
Noorul UloomOther independent	0.4 mi	Independent	125	-
Al Islah Girls' High SchoolOther independent	0.4 mi	Independent	119	-
Newfield SchoolCommunity special	0.5 mi	Special	242	No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good; sixth form provision Good
Brunel Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery	0.6 mi	Nursery	34	Report card, 2026Expected standard in 3 areas, Needs attention in 3
St Matthew's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided	0.6 mi	Primary	258	Report card, 2026Expected standard in 3 areas, Needs attention in 4
Longshaw Community Junior SchoolCommunity	0.6 mi	Primary	334	Ungraded inspection, Nov 2022Last graded Good (May 2013)
Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy sponsor led	0.7 mi	Secondary	770	Requires improvement, 2023This inspection was of the school this one replaced.
Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled	0.7 mi	Primary	464	Ungraded inspection, Feb 2024Last graded Good (Sep 2013)
Longshaw Infant SchoolCommunity	0.8 mi	Primary	203	Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6
Longshaw Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery	0.8 mi	Nursery	101	Ungraded inspection, Apr 2024Last graded Good (Feb 2019)
Tauheedul Islam Boys' High SchoolFree schools	0.8 mi	Secondary	746	Outstanding, 2024
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School BlackburnVoluntary aided	0.8 mi	Primary	180	Report card, 2026Strong standard in 5 areas, Expected standard in 2
St Antony's RC Primary SchoolVoluntary aided	0.9 mi	Primary	236	Ungraded inspection, Nov 2024Last graded Good (Apr 2019)
St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School BlackburnVoluntary aided	0.9 mi	Primary	154	No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good
St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School BlackburnVoluntary aided	0.9 mi	Primary	214	Report card, 2026Expected standard in 6 areas, Needs attention in 1
Shadsworth Junior SchoolCommunity	1.0 mi	Primary	215	Good, 2019Ungraded inspection Jan 2025, no grade given
St James' Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided	1.0 mi	Primary	202	No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good
St Luke and St Philips Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led	1.0 mi	Primary	202	No overall grade, 2024Good in 2 key judgements, Requires improvement in 2; early years provision Requires improvement
St Wilfrid's Church of England AcademyAcademy converter	1.0 mi	Secondary	1,483	Ungraded inspection, Jan 2023Last graded Good (Nov 2013)
St Michael with St John CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled	1.0 mi	Primary	262	Ungraded inspection, Oct 2022Last graded Good (Sep 2012)
Blackburn CollegeFurther education	1.1 mi	16 plus	-	-
St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided	1.1 mi	Primary	419	Good, 2024
Shadsworth Infant SchoolCommunity	1.1 mi	Primary	196	No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good
Blackburn the Redeemer CofE PrimaryVoluntary aided	1.2 mi	Primary	416	No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding
Ashworth Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery	1.2 mi	Nursery	71	Report card, 2026Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4
Jamiatul-Ilm Wal-Huda UK SchoolOther independent	1.2 mi	Independent	354	-
Rawdhatul Ilm Wal HudaOther independent	1.2 mi	Independent	246	-
St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England AcademyAcademy sponsor led	1.2 mi	Primary	182	No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good
Daisyfield Primary SchoolCommunity	1.3 mi	Primary	292	Good, 2023
Lower Darwen Primary SchoolCommunity	1.3 mi	Primary	382	Good, 2023
Griffin Park Primary SchoolCommunity	1.3 mi	Primary	232	Report card, 2026Expected standard in 6 areas, Needs attention in 1
Intack Primary SchoolCommunity	1.4 mi	Primary	378	Ungraded inspection, Jun 2022Last graded Good (Oct 2012)
Rawdhatul Uloom Islamic Primary SchoolOther independent	1.4 mi	Independent	140	-
Brookhouse Primary SchoolCommunity	1.5 mi	Primary	247	Ungraded inspection, Oct 2022Last graded Good (Nov 2011)
St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, BlackburnVoluntary aided	1.5 mi	Primary	408	No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar SchoolFree schools	1.5 mi	Secondary	873	Good, 2019Ungraded inspection Mar 2025, no grade given
Queen Elizabeth's Primary SchoolFree schools	1.5 mi	Primary	387	Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas
St James' Church of England Primary School BlackburnVoluntary aided	1.5 mi	Primary	395	Ungraded inspection, Dec 2022Last graded Good (Apr 2013)
St Stephen's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided	1.5 mi	Primary	392	Report card, 2026Expected standard in 3 areas, Needs attention in 3, Urgent improvement in 1
Islamiyah SchoolOther independent	1.6 mi	Independent	153	-
Knuzden St Oswald's Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy converter	1.6 mi	Primary	150	Report card, 2026Expected standard in 3 areas, Needs attention in 4
Dar Ul MadinahOther independent	1.6 mi	Independent	55	-
Cedars Primary SchoolCommunity	1.6 mi	Primary	407	Good, 2019Ungraded inspection Feb 2025, no grade given
Meadowhead Community Infant School and NurseryCommunity	1.6 mi	Primary	169	Ungraded inspection, Dec 2022Last graded Good (Oct 2016)
Eden SchoolFree schools special	1.6 mi	Special	64	Good, 2023
The Heights BlackburnFree schools alternative provision	1.6 mi	Alternative provision	2	Ungraded inspection, Feb 2025Last graded Good (Sep 2014)
Meadowhead Junior SchoolCommunity	1.7 mi	Primary	201	Good, 2019Ungraded inspection Jan 2025, no grade given
Darwen Vale High SchoolAcademy sponsor led	1.7 mi	Secondary	1,039	Good, 2024
Witton Park AcademyAcademy converter	1.7 mi	Secondary	1,243	Report card, 2026Needs attention in all six areas
St Silas's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led	1.7 mi	Primary	311	Good, 2023
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School BlackburnVoluntary aided	1.7 mi	Primary	173	Report card, 2025Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6
Wensley Fold CofE Primary AcademyAcademy converter	1.7 mi	Primary	463	Outstanding, 2023
St Thomas's CentrePupil referral unit	1.7 mi	Alternative provision	115	Ungraded inspection, Jun 2024Last graded Outstanding (Jun 2018)
St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, BlackburnVoluntary aided	1.9 mi	Secondary	1,051	No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements
St Edward's RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter	2.0 mi	Primary	198	Ungraded inspection, Jan 2020Last graded Good (Jun 2016, previous school). This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy.

Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.

The neighbourhood

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This school's neighbourhood is among the 30% most deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 3 of 10).

Overall deprivation3

Income2

Employment3

Education and skills4

Health2

Crime4

Barriers to housing and services7

Living environment6

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Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.

Children in income-deprived families: 280

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