Blackburn with Darwen schools and admissions data

Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council has 63 primary schools and 27 secondary schools. 11% of Blackburn with Darwen's schools are private schools. 25 state schools in Blackburn with Darwen follow the local authority's admissions criteria, while 49 set their own.

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Ofsted ratings
in Blackburn with Darwen

  1. Outstanding 11
  2. Good 51
  3. Requires Improvement 8
  4. Inadequate 1

Most popular state schools
in Blackburn with Darwen in 2019

  1. Primary
  2. Secondary
  1. 1

    St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Mill Hill, Blackburn

    Ofsted: None

  2. 2

    Livesey Saint Francis' Church of England School

    Voluntary aided school • Cherry Tree, Blackburn

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  3. 3

    Cedars Primary School

    Community school • Blackburn

    Ofsted: Good

  4. 4

    Holy Trinity VC School

    Voluntary controlled school • Darwen

    Ofsted: Good

  5. 5

    Eden School

    Free schools special • Blackburn

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  6. 6

    Shadsworth Junior School

    Community school • Blackburn With Darwen, Arran Avenue

    Ofsted: Good

  7. 7

    Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School

    Free schools • Blackburn

    Ofsted: Good

  8. 8

    Meadowhead Junior School

    Community school • Blackburn

    Ofsted: Good

  9. 9

    St Luke and St Philips Church of England Primary School

    Academy sponsor led • Blackburn

    Ofsted: Good

  10. 10

    St Antony's RC Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Blackburn

    Ofsted: Good

  11. 11

    Griffin Park Primary School

    Community school • Blackburn

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  12. 12

    St Thomas's Centre

    Pupil referral unit • Blackburn

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  13. 13

    Avondale Primary School

    Community school • Darwen

    Ofsted: Good

  14. 14

    Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn

    Voluntary aided school • Blackburn

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  15. 15

    St Silas's CofE Primary School

    Academy sponsor led • Blackburn

    Ofsted: Inadequate

  16. 16

    St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn

    Voluntary aided school • Blackburn

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  17. 17

    Sudell Primary School

    Academy converter • Darwen

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  18. 18

    Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • DARWEN

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  19. 19

    Roe Lee Park Primary School

    Community school • Blackburn

    Ofsted: Good

  20. 20

    Holy Souls Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn

    Voluntary aided school • Blackburn

    Ofsted: Good

  1. 1

    Darwen Vale High School

    Academy sponsor led • Darwen

    Ofsted: None

  2. 2

    Pleckgate High School

    Academy sponsor led • Blackburn

    Ofsted: None

  3. 3

    Our Lady and St John Catholic College

    Voluntary aided school • Blackburn

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  4. 4

    Witton Park Academy

    Academy converter • Blackburn

    Ofsted: Good

  5. 5

    Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio

    Studio schools • Darwen

    Ofsted: Good

  6. 6

    St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn

    Voluntary aided school • Blackburn

    Ofsted: Good

  7. 7

    Crosshill Special School

    Foundation special school • Blackburn

    Ofsted: Good

  8. 8

    Crosshill Special School

    Academy special converter • Blackburn

    Ofsted: Good

  9. 9

    Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School

    Free schools • Blackburn

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  10. 10

    Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School

    Academy converter • Blackburn

    Ofsted: Outstanding

Popularity is based on the number of first preference applications a school received compared to the number of places available, where we have this data. Where places available data isn't held, first preferences are compared to the number of offers made.

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