Cedars Primary School
St. James's Road, Blackburn, BB1 8HQ
407 pupils · 97% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Free school meals
- 20.5%
Ofsted
Good (2019) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 12 November 2019, published 8 December 2019. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 70% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 11% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.85 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 52 | 44 | 98 | 49 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 44 | 42 | 83 | 43 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 36 | 35 | 83 | 36 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 27 | 26 | 63 | 27 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 46 | 41 | 69 | 44 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 35 | 31 | 68 | 32 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 38 | 31 | 68 | 35 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 31 | 28 | 56 | 28 |
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
- Brookhouse Primary School 0.5 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- St James' Church of England Primary School Blackburn 0.7 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- St Stephen's Church of England Primary School 0.9 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Holy Souls Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn 0.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School 1 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Daisyfield Primary School 1 km · Good (2023) · 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.