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Feniscowles Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school
Livesey Branch Road, Feniscowles, Blackburn BB2 5EG · feniscowlesprimary.com · 01254 201054
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 56%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Blackburn with Darwen 63%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 417
- 99% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 9.6%
- First language not English
- 1.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 69 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 81% 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 | 60 | 69 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 58 | 68 | 1.2▲ | 75% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 67 | 1.1▲ | 82% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 58 | 1 | 95% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 48 | 48 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 56% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% the higher standard. Across Blackburn with Darwen it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼56% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 14 March 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Feniscowles Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 13 Mar 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2012
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Mar 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
87% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (115 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 87%
- Replies
- 115
- 28% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 69% who raised concerns
based on the 32% who had a child bullied
based on 20 parents (17%) with SEND