Wensley Fold CofE Primary Academy

School Name: Wensley Fold CofE Primary Academy
Address: Manor Road
Town/City: Blackburn
County: Lancashire
Postcode: BB2 6LX
Telephone Number: 01254 667449
Website: www.wensleyfold.co.uk

Phase: Primary (ages 3-11)
Type: Academy converter
Religious Denomination: Church of England
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2013
Trust: Wensley Fold Church Of England Academy Trust

Headteacher: Headteacher Amanda Whittingham
Capacity: 498
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 463 (50% boys & 50% girls)
Enrollment: 93% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 10.4%

URN: 139514
DfE Number: 889/3193
UKPRN: 10040981
UPRN: 100012541499
Region: North West (E12000002)
District: Blackburn with Darwen (E06000008)
Constituency: Blackburn (E14001102)
Electoral Ward: Wensley Fold (E05011523)
Diocese: CE03(Diocese of Blackburn)

Easting & Northing: 366607E, 428071N
Latitude & Longitude: 53° 44' 54.86" N 2° 30' 27.76" W
Plus Code: 9C5VPFXR+CW

DfE Record: View record

1. St Silas's CofE Primary School (0.5km)
2. Dar Ul Madinah (0.6km)
3. Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn (0.7km)
4. Witton Park Academy (0.7km)
5. The Olive School, Blackburn (0.7km)
6. Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School (0.8km)
7. Griffin Park Primary School (0.9km)
8. Ashworth Nursery School (0.9km)
9. St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (0.9km)
10. Queen Elizabeth's Primary School (1.0km)

Predecessor school†

• Wensley Fold (VC) Church of England Primary School