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Meadowhead Community Infant School and Nursery

Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–7 · Community school

Shorrock Lane, BLACKBURN BB2 4TT · meadowheadinfants.co.uk · 01254 202600

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Overview

Ofsted: Remains Good; Ungraded inspection · Dec 2022
Demand for places: 0.8; first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026

Pupils: 169; 94% of 180 places
Local authority: Blackburn with Darwen
Nursery class: Yes
Free school meals: 38.6%
First language not English: 18.3%; School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 34 families put the school first and 41 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

Reception	Places	First choices	Per place	% offered
September 2026Sept 2026	41	34	0.8	100%
September 2025Sept 2025	36	33	0.9	100%
September 2024Sept 2024	29	28	1	100%
September 2023Sept 2023	34	33	1	100%
September 2022Sept 2022	32	32	1	100%

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 8 December 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Meadowhead Community Infant School and Nursery was: School remains Good.

Outcome: Remains Good
Inspected: 7 Dec 2022; Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2016

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

Oct 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good
Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good
Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good
Leadership and management Good
Early years Good
Safeguarding Effective
Jan 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement
Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement
Leadership and management Requires improvement
Early years Requires improvement

Outcomes for pupils	Good
Quality of teaching, learning and assessment	Good
Personal development, behaviour and welfare	Good
Leadership and management	Good
Early years	Good
Safeguarding	Effective

Outcomes for pupils	Requires improvement
Quality of teaching, learning and assessment	Requires improvement
Leadership and management	Requires improvement
Early years	Requires improvement

What parents said

100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (23 replies, to 4 September 2023).

Recommend: 100%
Replies: 23; 15% · 4 Sept 2023

Strongly agreeStrongly disagreeDon’t know

Child is happy at school▲100% agreeEngland 88%

8713

Child feels safe▲100% agreeEngland 89%

8713

Pupils are well behaved▲100% agreeEngland 84%

6535

School has high expectations▼78% agreeEngland 82%

611717

Child does well▲91% agreeEngland 87%

7813

Told what child will learn▲92% agreeEngland 82%

8399

Told how child is doing▲96% agreeEngland 84%

8313

Good range of subjects▲96% agreeEngland 90%

7422

Can join clubs and activities▲95% agreeEngland 90%

7817

Supports personal development▲96% agreeEngland 78%

7026

Concerns are dealt with properly▲100% agreeEngland 76%

8119

based on the 48% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲100% agreeEngland 49%

5941

based on the 22% who had a child bullied

Also near this school

St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, BlackburnNearest secondary school · 0.47 mi
Meadowhead Junior SchoolPrimary · 0.13 mi
St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England AcademyPrimary · 0.35 mi
St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, BlackburnPrimary · 0.42 mi
Griffin Park Primary SchoolPrimary · 0.71 mi
Livesey Saint Francis' Church of England SchoolPrimary · 0.77 mi

All schools in Blackburn with Darwen