Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
Voluntary aided school in Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Voluntary aided school |
| Age range | 4 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | Roman Catholic |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 173 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 210 |
| Free school meals | 26.00% |
| Local authority | Blackburn with Darwen |
| Address | Lynwood Road, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB2 6HQ |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | http://www.sacredheartblackburn.co.uk |
| Telephone | 0125454851 |
| URN | 119510 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 11 November 2025, published 11 January 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 8 February 2022, published 20 March 2022:
| 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 Silas's CofE Primary School (primary school, about 0.1 km)
- Queen Elizabeth's Primary School (primary school, about 0.5 km)
- Wensley Fold CofE Primary Academy (primary school, about 0.7 km)
- The Olive School, Blackburn (primary school, about 0.8 km)
- St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn (primary school, about 1.3 km)
- St James' Church of England Primary School Blackburn (primary school, about 1.3 km)
- Griffin Park Primary School (primary school, about 1.4 km)
Browse: Primary schools in Blackburn with Darwen
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