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Griffin Park Primary School

Primary · Community school · Blackburn, BB2 2PN

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Outstanding
Good
Requires improvement
Inadequate
Not rated

National ranking

Key stage 2 2024/25

#3,466 of 15,057

Better than 76% of schools in England

Ranked by pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Griffin Park Primary School Ofsted rating

Ofsted report cardInspected 16 Jun 2026

Area360 rating
Good
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Early years
Needs attention
Safeguarding
Met

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages3 to 11
Pupils232
GenderMixed
Head teacherMr David Chapman
Local authorityBlackburn with Darwen
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 119116.

Key stage 2 results

2024/25

Year 6 results in national curriculum tests and teacher assessments. The expected standard is the level pupils should reach by the end of primary school.

MeasureThis schoolBlackburn with DarwenEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing and maths75%63%63%
Higher standard in reading, writing and mathsScore of 110 or more in reading and maths, greater depth in writing.4%6%8%
Average reading scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.105105106
Average maths scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.106105105
Average grammar, punctuation and spelling scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.106106105
Expected standard in reading79%75%76%
Expected standard in writing79%72%73%
Expected standard in maths89%77%75%
Pupils taking tests28--

Source: DfE, Compare school performance, Compare school performance 2024-2025.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census. School places come from the DfE capacity survey and do not include nursery, so unfilled places compare them with pupils outside nursery.

MeasureThis school
Pupils232
Girls122
Boys110
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.22.8%
First language not English35.3%
Nursery pupils (not in school places)24
School places2024/25210
Unfilled places1%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.45
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.6
Average class size29.7

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
47%
Pakistani
22%
Other Asian
8.6%
Indian
7.8%
Other White
4.3%
Bangladeshi
2.2%
Other ethnic group
2.2%
White and Asian
1.3%
Other mixed
1.3%
Gypsy/Roma
0.9%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher21.9
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.10.6
Teachers (FTE)10.6
Teaching assistants (FTE)9.78
Support staff (FTE)16.9
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2511
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/2510
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/251

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.30
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.58
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.28
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.28
Applications from another local authority (Reception)1

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolBlackburn with DarwenEngland
Overall absence4.9%5%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.11.9%13.2%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.0.5%1%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate0%
Pupils with one or more suspensions0%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Griffin Park Primary School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.3 miPrimarySt Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, BlackburnVoluntary aided school
Good
0.3 miSecondaryWitton Park AcademyAcademy converter
Requires improvement
0.4 miSecondarySt Wilfrid's Church of England AcademyAcademy converter
Good
0.4 miPrimarySt Luke and St Philips Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led
Requires improvement
0.4 miPrimarySt Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England AcademyAcademy sponsor led
Good
0.5 miPrimaryWensley Fold CofE Primary AcademyAcademy converter
Outstanding
0.6 miNurseryAshworth Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school
Good
0.6 miSecondaryTauheedul Islam Boys' High SchoolFree schools
Outstanding
0.6 miPrimarySt Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school
Good
0.7 miPrimaryMeadowhead Community Infant School and NurseryCommunity school
Good

Frequently asked questions about Griffin Park Primary School

What is Griffin Park Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Griffin Park Primary School is rated Good, last inspected on 16 Jun 2026. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How does Griffin Park Primary School rank in England?

Griffin Park Primary School ranks 3,466 of 15,057 schools in England for Key stage 2 2024/25 (better than 76% of schools).

What are Griffin Park Primary School's SATs results?

In 2024/25, 75% of pupils at Griffin Park Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 63%).

How hard is it to get into Griffin Park Primary School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Griffin Park Primary School made 30 offers from 58 applications (1.9 per offer), and 28 of 28 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Griffin Park Primary School?

Griffin Park Primary School has 232 pupils aged 3 to 11.

What is the capacity of Griffin Park Primary School?

Griffin Park Primary School had 210 school places in 2024/25, not including nursery.

How big are classes at Griffin Park Primary School?

At Griffin Park Primary School, the average class had 29.7 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 21.9 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Griffin Park Primary School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Griffin Park Primary School missed 4.9% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 11.9% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.