St Charles' Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Academy converter in Blackburn, Lancashire.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy converter |
| Age range | 4 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | Roman Catholic |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 161 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 210 |
| Free school meals | 17.40% |
| Trust or sponsor | ROMERO CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST |
| Local authority | Lancashire |
| Address | Knowles Street, Rishton, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 4HT |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | http://www.st-charles.lancs.sch.uk |
| Telephone | 01254886110 |
| URN | 152199 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 25 March 2025, published 15 May 2025:
| Overall effectiveness | Not given (single-word overall grades were not awarded from September 2024) |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
This graded inspection was of the predecessor school (St Charles' RC School, URN 119650).
Latest ungraded inspection: 29 January 2020, outcome: School remains Good.
This ungraded inspection was of the predecessor school.
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
- Rishton Methodist Primary School (primary school, about 0.3 km)
- Rishton St Peter and St Paul's Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 0.5 km)
- Great Harwood St John's Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 1.9 km)
- Great Harwood Primary School (primary school, about 2.0 km)
- St Wulstan's Roman Catholic Primary School, Great Harwood (primary school, about 2.0 km)
- Clayton-le-Moors All Saints' Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 2.1 km)
- Oswaldtwistle West End Primary School (primary school, about 2.2 km)
- St Nicholas Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 2.3 km)
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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.