Longshaw Infant School
Crosby Road, Blackburn, BB2 3NF
203 pupils · 75% of 270 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Free school meals
- 42.9%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 6 January 2026, published 15 March 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.95 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 74 | 70 | 112 | 73 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 59 | 55 | 86 | 57 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 57 | 55 | 88 | 57 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 57 | 54 | 86 | 56 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 49 | 49 | 86 | 49 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 55 | 54 | 76 | 54 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 65 | 62 | 80 | 63 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 71 | 65 | 84 | 65 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn 0.3 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Longshaw Community Junior School 0.6 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary 0.6 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Lower Darwen Primary School 1.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St James' Church of England Primary School 1.3 km · No overall grade (2024)
- St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn 1.4 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.