Blackburn with Darwen schools and admissions data

Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council has 63 primary schools and 26 secondary schools. 13% of Blackburn with Darwen's schools are private schools. 25 state schools in Blackburn with Darwen follow the local authority's admissions criteria, while 48 set their own.

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Ofsted ratings
in Blackburn with Darwen

  1. Outstanding 11
  2. Good 52
  3. Requires Improvement 6
  4. Inadequate 1

Most popular state schools
in Blackburn with Darwen in 2019

  1. Primary
  2. Secondary
  1. 1

    The Olive School Blackburn

    Free schools • Blackburn

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  2. 2

    St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Blackburn

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  3. 3

    Brookhouse Primary School

    Community school • Blackburn

    Ofsted: Good

  4. 4

    St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Darwen

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  5. 5

    Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary

    Voluntary aided school • Fernhurst Farm, Blackburn

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  6. 6

    Lammack Primary School

    Community school • Blackburn

    Ofsted: Good

  7. 7

    St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn

    Voluntary aided school • Blackburn

    Ofsted: Good

  8. 8

    St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Blackburn

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  9. 9

    Hoddlesden St Paul's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Bayne Street, Darwen

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  10. 10

    St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School, Feniscowles, Blackburn

    Voluntary aided school • Feniscowles, Blackburn

    Ofsted: Good

  11. 11

    Darwen, St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy

    Academy converter • Darwen

    Ofsted: Good

  12. 12

    Feniscowles Primary School

    Community school • Feniscowles, Blackburn

    Ofsted: Good

  13. 13

    Ashleigh Primary School

    Foundation school • Darwen

    Ofsted: Good

  14. 14

    Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • DARWEN

    Ofsted: Good

  15. 15

    St Antony's RC Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Blackburn

    Ofsted: Good

  16. 16

    Darwen St James CofE Primary Academy

    Academy converter • Darwen

    Ofsted: Good

  17. 17

    Sudell Primary School

    Academy converter • Darwen

    Ofsted: Good

  18. 18

    Shadsworth Infant School

    Community school • Blackburn

    Ofsted: Good

  19. 19

    St Matthew's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Blackburn

    Ofsted: Good

  20. 20

    Audley Infant School

    Community school • Blackburn

    Ofsted: Good

  1. 1

    Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School

    Academy converter • Blackburn

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  2. 2

    Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School

    Free schools • Blackburn

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  3. 3

    St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn

    Voluntary aided school • Blackburn

    Ofsted: Good

  4. 4

    St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy

    Academy converter • Blackburn

    Ofsted: Good

  5. 5

    Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School

    Free schools • Blackburn

    Ofsted: Good

  6. 6

    Darwen Aldridge Community Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Darwen

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  7. 7

    Darwen Vale High School

    Academy sponsor led • Darwen

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  8. 8

    Blackburn Central High School

    Academy converter • Blackburn

    Ofsted: Good

  9. 9

    Pleckgate High School

    Academy sponsor led • Blackburn

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  10. 10

    Witton Park Academy

    Academy converter • Blackburn

    Ofsted: Good

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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