Best Secondary Schools in Blackburn with Darwen
12 secondary schools found
Key Facts
- Blackburn with Darwen has 12 secondary schools, accounting for 7.9% of the total in the area, with a total of 11,859 pupils.
- Ofsted inspections in Blackburn with Darwen show 80.0% of schools are Good or Outstanding, with 3 Outstanding and 5 Good out of 10 inspected.
- The pupil-teacher ratio in Blackburn with Darwen secondary schools is 16.87, with spending per pupil at £8,175, and 29.7% of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Secondary schools in Blackburn with Darwen have a Progress 8 score of 0.00, 47.6% of pupils achieve grade 5+ in English & maths, and a persistent absence rate of 26.6%.
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
Pleckgate High School
Ofsted
Outstanding
Blackburn, BB1 8QA
Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–16
Progress 8-0.01
Attainment 844.0
Eng+Maths62%
Pupils1,354
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Darwen Vale High School
Ofsted
Good
Darwen, BB3 0AL
Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–16
Progress 8-0.29
Attainment 842.5
Eng+Maths58%
Pupils1,071
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School
Ofsted
Good
Blackburn, BB2 6DF
Secondary · Ages 11–19
Progress 8-0.22
Attainment 846.7
Eng+Maths66%
Pupils875
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
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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
Blackburn Central High School
Blackburn, BB2 3HJ
Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–16
Progress 8-0.20
Attainment 841.2
Eng+Maths58%
Pupils984
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Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
Blackburn, BB1 1PY
Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–16
Progress 8–
Attainment 8–
Eng+Maths–
Pupils812
Darwen Aldridge Community Academy
Ofsted
Req. Impr.
Darwen, BB3 3HD
Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–19
Progress 8-0.77
Attainment 839.0
Eng+Maths54%
Pupils1,065
Frequently Asked Questions
There are 12 secondary schools in Blackburn with Darwen, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
Area Benchmarks
| Metric | Blackburn with Darwen | England |
|---|---|---|
| School QualityGood or Outstanding (Ofsted) | 80% | 90% |
| Secondary ResultsProgress 8 | +0.00 | +0.00 |
| Attainment 8 | 46.4 | 46.1 |
| AttendancePersistent Absence | 27% | 20% |
| ResourcesPupil-Teacher Ratio | 16.9:1 | 18.1:1 |
| Spending per Pupil | £8,175 | £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.