St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Langho
Whalley Road, Blackburn, BB6 8EQ
274 pupils · 94% of 290 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Free school meals
- 6.2%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected 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 13 January 2026, published 2 March 2026. 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 | 71% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 2% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 23 | 23 | 75 | 23 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 34 | 33 | 93 | 34 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 33 | 28 | 91 | 33 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 45 | 47 | 98 | 45 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 32 | 31 | 89 | 32 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 30 | 30 | 84 | 30 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 40 | 40 | 88 | 40 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 35 | 35 | 74 | 35 |
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
- Langho and Billington St Leonards Church of England Primary School 1.2 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Salesbury Church of England Primary School 2.7 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Great Harwood St Bartholomew's Parish Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 3.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Great Harwood Primary School 3.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Wulstan's Roman Catholic Primary School, Great Harwood 3.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Whalley Church of England Primary School 3.4 km · Good — confirmed 2021 · 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.