Meadowhead Community Infant School and Nursery is a state-funded primary school in Blackburn with Darwen, North West, for pupils aged 3 to 7 for boys and girls. DfE data records 169 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 180.
The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (8 Dec 2022). Admissions data records 34 first-preference applications and 41 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.
Reporting periods vary by source — Methodology.
School admissions data, what the Ofsted report means for you, and how it compares to nearby schools.
Good
Based on 8 Dec 2022 · Legacy grading · Open inspection report ↗
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Leadership & management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
| Leadership & management | Requires improvement |
| Early years provision | Requires improvement |
Ungraded inspection · 8 Dec 2022: School remains Good
Published 7 Nov 2016.
Ofsted legacy grades; compare inspection dates and frameworks.
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| School’s local authority | Blackburn with Darwen |
| Applications open | September 2026 |
| Application deadline | 15 January 2027 |
| National offer day | 16 April 2027 |
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Offers made on National Offer Day | 41 |
| First-preference applications | 34 |
| Applications (all preferences) | 64 |
| First-preference offers | 34 |
Source: Published admissions data; follow each measure’s labelled basis, including all preferences where shown.
17.6 pupils per qualified teacher
2025/26 · Full-time equivalent teachers, not class size.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Authorised absence2024/25 | 4.39% |
| Unauthorised absence2024/25 | 1.72% |
| Group | Pupils |
|---|---|
| White British | 70.4% |
| White other | 3.6% |
| Mixed | 2.4% |
| Asian | 14.3% |
| Black | 6.5% |
| Other | 3% |
DfE school, census, workforce, absence and exclusion data; periods vary, and missing values are not zero.
DfE data; confirm current support with the school's SENCO.
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