Holy Souls Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
Voluntary aided school in Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Voluntary aided school |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | Roman Catholic |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 189 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 210 |
| Free school meals | 18.80% |
| Local authority | Blackburn with Darwen |
| Address | Wilworth Crescent, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 8QN |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.holysouls.co.uk |
| Telephone | 01254249892 |
| URN | 119517 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 8 February 2023, published 23 March 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 0.1 km)
- Roe Lee Park Primary School (primary school, about 0.7 km)
- Cedars Primary School (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- Lammack Primary School (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- St James' Church of England Primary School Blackburn (primary school, about 1.3 km)
- Brookhouse Primary School (primary school, about 1.3 km)
- St Stephen's Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 1.7 km)
- Daisyfield Primary School (primary school, about 1.9 km)
Browse: Primary schools in Blackburn with Darwen
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