The Olive School, Blackburn
Meins Road, Blackburn, BB2 6QQ
638 pupils · 101% of 630 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Muslim
- Trust
- STAR ACADEMIES
- Local authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Free school meals
- 4.2%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2025) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
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 4 March 2025, published 29 April 2025. 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 | 98% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 24% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.73 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 90 | 156 | 288 | 90 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 90 | 168 | 290 | 90 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 90 | 186 | 299 | 90 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 90 | 155 | 277 | 90 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 90 | 182 | 292 | 90 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 90 | 155 | 250 | 90 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 90 | 182 | 287 | 90 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 90 | 188 | 283 | 90 |
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 Silas's CofE Primary School 0.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Wensley Fold CofE Primary Academy 0.7 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn 0.8 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2025)
- Queen Elizabeth's Primary School 1.3 km · No Ofsted rating
- St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 1.5 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Griffin Park Primary School 1.6 km · Good (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.