All 26 secondary schools in Blackburn with Darwen. Narrow them down, then shortlist up to four to compare.
Results well above the Blackburn with Darwen average, low absence.
250 first choices, 120 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 7
Blackburn with Darwen Grade 4England Grade 5
Results well above the Blackburn with Darwen average, low absence.
233 first choices, 115 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 6
Blackburn with Darwen Grade 4England Grade 5
Results close to the Blackburn with Darwen average, low absence.
281 first choices, 265 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Blackburn with Darwen Grade 4England Grade 5
Results above the Blackburn with Darwen average, low absence.
293 first choices, 252 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Blackburn with Darwen Grade 4England Grade 5
Blackburn, BB2 4SR · State · Secondary · Ages 11 to 16
Results close to the Blackburn with Darwen average, low absence.
262 first choices, 207 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Blackburn with Darwen Grade 4England Grade 5
Results close to the Blackburn with Darwen average.
126 first choices, 167 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 4
Blackburn with Darwen Grade 4England Grade 5
Results below the Blackburn with Darwen average.
150 first choices, 197 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 4
Blackburn with Darwen Grade 4England Grade 5
Results below the Blackburn with Darwen average, high absence.
209 first choices, 233 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 4
Blackburn with Darwen Grade 4England Grade 5
Results well below the Blackburn with Darwen average, high absence.
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 3
Blackburn with Darwen Grade 4England Grade 5
Results below the Blackburn with Darwen average.
67 first choices, 219 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 4
Blackburn with Darwen Grade 4England Grade 5
Results well below the Blackburn with Darwen average, high absence.
128 first choices, 145 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 4
Blackburn with Darwen Grade 4England Grade 5
Blackburn, BB1 1PY · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 16
Results well below the Blackburn with Darwen average, high absence.
106 first choices, 155 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 4
Blackburn with Darwen Grade 4England Grade 5
Blackburn, BB1 9TH · PRU · All-through · Ages 5 to 16
Short-stay provision. Results aren't published in the same way.
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Not published for this kind of school.
Blackburn, BB1 1TF · Independent · Secondary · Ages 11 to 16 · Girls
Independent school. Results below the Blackburn with Darwen average.
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 4
Blackburn with Darwen Grade 4England Grade 5
Lancashire, BB3 2NG · Independent · Secondary · Ages 10 to 19
Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.
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Not published for this kind of school.
Darwen, BB3 1HZ · Academy · All-through · Ages 5 to 18
Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.
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Not published for this kind of school.
Blackburn, BB2 4NW · All-through · Ages 8 to 16
Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
Blackburn, BB1 5NQ · Independent · Secondary · Ages 11 to 16 · Girls
Independent school. Results above the Blackburn with Darwen average.
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Blackburn with Darwen Grade 4England Grade 5
Blackburn, BB1 5JT · Independent · Secondary · Ages 11 to 25 · Boys
Independent school. Results well above the Blackburn with Darwen average.
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 6
Blackburn with Darwen Grade 4England Grade 5
Blackburn, BB1 2PW · Special · All-through · Ages 4 to 19
Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.
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Not published for this kind of school.
Bb2 3ny · Independent · Secondary · Ages 11 to 23 · Girls
Independent school. Results well above the Blackburn with Darwen average.
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Blackburn with Darwen Grade 4England Grade 5
Blackburn, BB1 5JT · Independent · Secondary · Ages 11 to 25 · Girls
Independent school. Results well above the Blackburn with Darwen average.
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 6
Blackburn with Darwen Grade 4England Grade 5
Blackburn, BB2 4NW · All-through · Ages 5 to 16
Short-stay provision. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
Nr Darwen, BB3 3QP · Independent · Secondary · Ages 11 to 16
Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.
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Not published for this kind of school.
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Average score across each pupil's best eight GCSEs.
Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.
The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 18 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.
12 of the 26 secondary schools in Blackburn with Darwen have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.
Show schools with no religious characterApply to your council in Year 6 for a Year 7 place. Offers come out on 1 March.
Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.
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Add my postcodeThere are 26 secondary schools in Blackburn with Darwen, teaching 14,138 children. 1 are run by the council and 14 are academies or free schools. Among them are 5 special and 9 independent schools.
88% of the mainstream state schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 3 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.
Pupils in Blackburn with Darwen scored an average Attainment 8 of 44.1 across their best eight GCSEs, against 46.2 across England.
30.9% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £8,932 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 25.0% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.
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Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.