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St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School, Feniscowles, Blackburn

Blackburn with Darwen, BB2 5EPPrimaryAges 5–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Feb 2025
KS2 Results
76%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.2×
Oversubscribed
35 1st-choice / 30 places
Ranking
🏆Top 25%
#2482 of 13,686 nationally

About St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School, Feniscowles, Blackburn

Parents at St Paul’s Roman Catholic Primary School, Feniscowles, are overwhelmingly positive about their experience. In the most recent Parent View survey, covering September 2024 to September 2025, 90% of the 41 respondents said they would recommend the school to other parents. That confidence is reflected in the school’s popularity: for the 2025/26 academic year, St Paul’s received 100 applications for just 30 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 3.33. Of those 35 first-preference applications, 29 were offered a place. The survey also shows strong satisfaction with day-to-day life. 80% of parents strongly agreed that their child is happy at the school, and the same proportion strongly agreed that their child feels safe. 73% strongly agreed that the school has high expectations for their child, and 78% strongly agreed that it offers a good range of subjects. The only area where opinion was more divided was how concerns are dealt with: 49% strongly agreed they are handled properly, but 12% disagreed and 2% didn’t know.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range5 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
AddressPreston Old Road, Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen, BB2 5EP
HeadteacherGary Foster
Local AuthorityBlackburn with Darwen
Number of Pupils214
Free School Meals (FSM)6.1%
School Capacity214 / 210 (102% full)

The full report on this school

What 41 parents told Ofsted, the inspection in plain English, and how this school compares to nearby alternatives — all in one full school report.

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    Strengths, concerns and what inspectors flagged
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    What parents told Ofsted — when the school has 10+ responses
  • Where Ofsted and parents disagree
    Gaps to probe + questions to ask at the open day
  • Admissions & catchment
    Admission criteria, distance cutoffs (where the LA publishes them)
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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

12 Feb 2025
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (12 Feb 2025): Standards maintained

Source: Ofsted, 10 Nov 2015. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

5
Sports HallDining HallLibraryArt StudiosChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

10

Sports

NetballFootballCricketGymnastics

Clubs & Activities

Art ClubDramaGardeningChoirFilm ClubChess

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

DyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:50 – 15:20

Breakfast club

07:30-08:50

Source: stpaulsfeniscowles.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School, Feniscowles, Blackburn has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.