Holy Souls Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
Primary school in Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen. Good (Feb 2023).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 8 February 2023, report published 23 March 2023, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around February 2027
The last inspection was in February 2023. Schools are usually inspected about every four years. That’s within the next six months.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2028 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- Under 0.1 milesSt Gabriel's Church of England Primary School
Good (Apr 2024)
- 0.4 milesRoe Lee Park Primary School
School remains Good (Feb 2023)
- 0.6 milesCedars Primary School
Standards maintained (Feb 2025)
- 0.7 milesLammack Primary School
School remains Good (Sep 2022)
- 0.8 milesSt James' Church of England Primary School Blackburn
School remains Good (Dec 2022)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.