Primary
St Matthew's Church of England Primary School
Withers Street, Blackburn, BB1 1DF
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 258 of 280 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.6
- Local authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Religious character
- Yes
- Diocese
- Diocese of Blackburn
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 12.8
- All staff (FTE)
- 26.8
- Pupils per adult
- 10.3
- Pupils
- 276
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected January 2026
- AchievementNeeds attention
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- Early yearsNeeds attention
- InclusionNeeds attention
- Leadership and governanceNeeds attention
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
July 2021
Ungraded inspection
Good
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SATs results
53%
11 points below the Blackburn average (64% across 49 schools)
105.0
0.3 below the Blackburn average (105.3 across 49 schools)
47th of 49 by our score, among the primary schools in Blackburn we can score - 54 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 104 |
| Average reading score | 105 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 53% |
| Working at a higher standard | 3% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 41% |
| 23/24 | 54% |
| 24/25 | 53% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 102.0 |
| 23/24 | 105.0 |
| 24/25 | 105.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 102.0 |
| 23/24 | 105.0 |
| 24/25 | 104.0 |
Withers Street, Blackburn, BB1 1DF
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Blackburn with Darwen admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Julian Rogers
- Address
- Withers Street, Blackburn, BB1 1DF
- Telephone
- 01254291250