Longshaw Infant School
Community school in Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 4 to 7 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 203 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 270 |
| Free school meals | 42.90% |
| Local authority | Blackburn with Darwen |
| Address | Crosby Road, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB2 3NF |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.longshawinfants.co.uk |
| Telephone | 01254260534 |
| URN | 119125 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 6 January 2026, published 15 March 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | 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 |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 28 September 2021, published 10 November 2021:
| 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
- Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn (primary school, about 0.3 km)
- Longshaw Community Junior School (primary school, about 0.6 km)
- Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary (primary school, about 0.6 km)
- Lower Darwen Primary School (primary school, about 1.3 km)
- St James' Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 1.3 km)
- St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England Academy (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- St Luke and St Philips Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 1.5 km)
Browse: Primary schools in Blackburn with Darwen
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.