The Olive School, Blackburn
Primary school in Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen. No overall grade. Quality of education outstanding (Mar 2025).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 4 March 2025, report published 29 April 2025, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
No overall grade. From September 2024 Ofsted stopped giving one, but still graded each area.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
| 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 March 2029
The last inspection was in March 2025. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.
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 2030 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- 0.4 milesSt Silas's CofE Primary School
Good (Apr 2023)
- 0.5 milesWensley Fold CofE Primary Academy
Outstanding (Sep 2023)
- 0.5 milesSacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn
Report card, Nov 2025: 1 strong, 6 expected
- 0.8 milesQueen Elizabeth's Primary School
Report card, Jun 2026: 7 expected
- 0.9 milesSt Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Good (Jul 2024)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.