What are the best faith schools in Blackburn?

Based on Ofsted ratings and exam results, the top-ranked faith schools in Blackburn include Audley and Queen's Park Children's Centre, Brownhill Playgroup Ltd, and Bumble Bees Nursery (Blackburn) LTD. Rankings are updated regularly using the latest data from the Department for Education.

How many Ofsted Outstanding faith schools are in Blackburn?

Blackburn has 8 faith schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 45 are rated Good, meaning 93% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.

How are faith schools in Blackburn ranked on Eduscope?

Schools are ranked using a composite score that combines Ofsted or ISI inspection ratings, Key Stage exam results, pupil progress measures, and other performance indicators published by the Department for Education. The score is recalculated regularly as new data becomes available.

What is the average class size in Blackburn faith schools?

The average pupil-teacher ratio across faith schools in Blackburn is 19:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Best Faith Schools in Blackburn

32 faith schools found

Key Facts

In Blackburn, 32 faith schools educate 12,945 pupils, accounting for 29.6% of all schools in the area, well above the national average of 13.4%.
Faith schools in Blackburn have a pupil-teacher ratio of 20.03, with 22.7% of pupils eligible for free school meals and 48.7% speaking English as an additional language.
Of the 29 inspected faith schools in Blackburn, 6 are Outstanding and 20 are Good, with 89.7% rated Good or Outstanding, similar to the national average of 90.0%.
Faith schools in Blackburn have a Progress 8 score of 0.66 and an Attainment 8 score of 55.29, with 63.0% of pupils achieving grade 5+ in English and maths, and 17.7% experiencing persistent absence.

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Westholme School

Blackburn, BB2 6QU

Independent · Primary · Ages 4–18

KS2 Expected–

Absence–

Pupils731

P/T Ratio–

Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School

Ofsted

Outstanding

Blackburn, BB2 7AD

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–18 · Girls

Progress 8+2.05

Attainment 870.8

Eng+Maths94%

Pupils854

Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School

Ofsted

Outstanding

Blackburn, BB2 2LD

Secondary · Ages 11–18 · Boys

Progress 8+1.26

Attainment 862.3

Eng+Maths93%

Pupils736

Livesey Saint Francis' Church of England School

Ofsted

Good

Blackburn, BB2 5NX

State · Primary · Ages 4–11

KS2 Expected57%

Absence5.7%

Pupils172

P/T Ratio18.2

St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School

Ofsted

Good

Blackburn, BB1 8QN

State · Primary · Ages 5–11

KS2 Expected81%

Absence4.5%

Pupils213

P/T Ratio21.7

Al Islah Girls' High School

Blackburn, BB1 1TF

Independent · Primary · Ages 11–16 · Girls

KS2 Expected–

Absence–

Pupils154

P/T Ratio–

St Stephen's Church of England Primary School

Ofsted

Good

Blackburn, BB1 5PE

State · Primary · Ages 4–11

KS2 Expected66%

Absence5.2%

Pupils400

P/T Ratio22.5

Wensley Fold CofE Primary Academy

Ofsted

Outstanding

Blackburn, BB2 6LX

Academy · Primary · Ages 3–11

KS2 Expected70%

Absence3.9%

Pupils473

P/T Ratio28.7

Holy Souls Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn

Ofsted

Good

Blackburn, BB1 8QN

State · Primary · Ages 3–11

KS2 Expected59%

Absence6.2%

Pupils201

P/T Ratio23.5

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

Ofsted

Good

Blackburn, BB2 1SN

State · Primary · Ages 4–11

KS2 Expected73%

Absence3.7%

Pupils421

P/T Ratio20.2

The Olive School, Blackburn

Ofsted

Outstanding

Blackburn, BB2 6QQ

Primary · Ages 4–11

KS2 Expected95%

Absence3.6%

Pupils637

P/T Ratio24.4

Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn

Blackburn, BB2 6HQ

State · Primary · Ages 4–11

KS2 Expected43%

Absence8.1%

Pupils180

P/T Ratio20.0

Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary

Ofsted

Outstanding

Blackburn, BB2 4JJ

State · Primary · Ages 4–11

KS2 Expected81%

Absence4.7%

Pupils418

P/T Ratio20.8

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

Ofsted

Good

Blackburn, BB2 5EP

State · Primary · Ages 5–11

KS2 Expected76%

Absence3.8%

Pupils214

P/T Ratio20.6

St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn

Ofsted

Good

Blackburn, BB2 3HP

State · Primary · Ages 4–11

KS2 Expected70%

Absence6.3%

Pupils204

P/T Ratio21.7

Islamiyah School

Blackburn, BB1 5NQ

Independent · Primary · Ages 11–16 · Girls

KS2 Expected–

Absence–

Pupils175

P/T Ratio–

St Silas's CofE Primary School

Ofsted

Good

Blackburn, BB2 6JP

Academy · Primary · Ages 5–11

KS2 Expected35%

Absence6.9%

Pupils340

P/T Ratio24.9

St Antony's RC Primary School

Ofsted

Good

Blackburn, BB1 2HP

State · Primary · Ages 3–11

KS2 Expected63%

Absence6.4%

Pupils221

P/T Ratio20.7

Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn

Ofsted

Good

Blackburn, BB2 3UG

State · Primary · Ages 4–11

KS2 Expected68%

Absence7.0%

Pupils177

P/T Ratio20.1

St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn

Ofsted

Good

Blackburn, BB2 1LQ

State · Primary · Ages 3–11

KS2 Expected57%

Absence5.3%

Pupils216

P/T Ratio24.9

St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn

Ofsted

Req. Impr.

Blackburn, BB2 4SR

State · Secondary · Ages 11–16

Progress 8-0.25

Attainment 844.1

Eng+Maths64%

Pupils1,043

St Luke and St Philips Church of England Primary School

Ofsted

Good

Blackburn, BB2 2LZ

Academy · Primary · Ages 4–11

KS2 Expected39%

Absence7.3%

Pupils204

P/T Ratio19.2

St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy

Ofsted

Good

Blackburn, BB2 2JR

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–18

Progress 8+0.19

Attainment 850.5

Eng+Maths74%

Pupils1,489

St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn

Ofsted

Req. Impr.

Blackburn, BB1 5BN

State · Primary · Ages 3–11

KS2 Expected45%

Absence7.0%

Pupils169

P/T Ratio23.4

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There are 108 faith schools in Blackburn, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.

Area Benchmarks

Metric	Blackburn	England
School QualityGood or Outstanding (Ofsted)	90%	90%
Primary ResultsKS2 Expected Standard	65%	61%
Secondary ResultsProgress 8	+0.66	+0.00
Attainment 8	55.3	46.1
AttendancePersistent Absence	18%	20%
ResourcesPupil-Teacher Ratio	20.0:1	18.1:1
Spending per Pupil	£7,113	£7,460

About This Data

•School information is sourced from Get Information About Schools (GIAS), the official UK government register maintained by the Department for Education.
•Inspection ratings are from Ofsted (state schools) and ISI (independent schools).
•Performance data includes Key Stage 2, GCSE, and A-Level results from the Department for Education.

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Best Faith Schools in Blackburn

Key Facts

Westholme School

Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School

Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School

Livesey Saint Francis' Church of England School

St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School

Al Islah Girls' High School

St Stephen's Church of England Primary School

Wensley Fold CofE Primary Academy

Holy Souls Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn

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

The Olive School, Blackburn

Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn

Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary

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

St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn

Islamiyah School

St Silas's CofE Primary School

St Antony's RC Primary School

Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn

St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn

St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn

St Luke and St Philips Church of England Primary School

St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy

St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn

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