Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn

About Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn

Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School in Blackburn has been rated Good by Ofsted following its most recent graded inspection in 2017, and an ungraded inspection in 2022 confirmed the school remains Good. This marks a clear improvement from its previous inspection in 2015, when the school was rated Requires Improvement. The most telling academic metric for this primary school is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which stands at 68 per cent. That is comfortably above the local authority average of 59 per cent for Blackburn with Darwen, placing the school 21st out of 52 primaries in the area. In reading, 79 per cent of pupils hit the expected standard, with 36 per cent reaching the higher standard, while in maths the figures are 75 per cent and 29 per cent respectively.

Looking more closely at the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, pupils achieved an average reading score of 106 and an average maths score of 104, both above the national benchmark of 100. Writing also saw 79 per cent of pupils meet the expected standard, with 14 per cent reaching the higher standard. The school’s ranking nationally places it in the top 50 per cent of primaries, sitting at the 37th percentile across England. In the North West region, it ranks 733rd out of 2,065 schools. While the school does not have Progress 8 data available for KS2, the attainment figures suggest steady, solid outcomes. The Ofsted report highlighted Good leadership and management, Good early years provision, and a school that continues to improve since its earlier Requires Improvement rating.

The school has capacity for 210 pupils but currently enrols 177, and it is oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake, there were 38 applications for 18 places, with 17 first-preference offers made. That gives an oversubscription ratio of 2.11, so applying early is wise. Facilities include playing fields, a sports hall, a gymnasium, a forest school, an ICT suite, an outdoor playground and a chapel. Sports on offer range from cricket and netball to swimming and dance, while clubs include book club, art club, coding and choir. The school supports pupils with moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. With a Roman Catholic character and a headteacher in Martina Staffa, this is a school that suits families seeking a faith-based primary with improving results and a strong local reputation.

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