St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Oakenhurst Road, Blackburn, BB2 1SN
419 pupils · 100% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Free school meals
- 34.8%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — 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 2 July 2024, published 24 September 2024. 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 | 7% |
“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 — 0.9 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 60 | 54 | 125 | 60 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 60 | 59 | 124 | 60 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 60 | 57 | 129 | 60 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 60 | 76 | 156 | 60 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 60 | 52 | 120 | 60 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 60 | 67 | 119 | 60 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 64 | 132 | 60 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 60 | 53 | 92 | 60 |
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
- St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn 0.5 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Queen Elizabeth's Primary School 0.7 km · No Ofsted rating
- St Luke and St Philips Church of England Primary School 0.9 km · No overall grade (2024)
- St Silas's CofE Primary School 0.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn 0.9 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2025)
- Wensley Fold CofE Primary Academy 0.9 km · Outstanding (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.