Rishton St Peter and St Paul's Church of England Primary School
Voluntary aided school in Blackburn, Lancashire.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Voluntary aided school |
| Age range | 4 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | Church of England |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 188 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 210 |
| Free school meals | 34.60% |
| Local authority | Lancashire |
| Address | Arundel Street, Rishton, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 4DT |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.st-peter-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01254884522 |
| URN | 119427 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 21 March 2023, published 18 May 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 |
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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 Charles' Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (primary school, about 0.5 km)
- Rishton Methodist Primary School (primary school, about 0.6 km)
- Great Harwood Primary School (primary school, about 1.6 km)
- St Wulstan's Roman Catholic Primary School, Great Harwood (primary school, about 1.6 km)
- Great Harwood St John's Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 1.6 km)
- Clayton-le-Moors All Saints' Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 2.1 km)
- Great Harwood St Bartholomew's Parish Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (primary school, about 2.3 km)
- Intack Primary School (primary school, about 2.6 km)
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