North West
Schools in Blackburn with Darwen
85 schools, 29,386 pupils. Average Attainment 8 across the authority's state secondaries is 46.2.
Ofsted across Blackburn with Darwen
Good33
Outstanding4
Requires improvement2
No overall grade46
39 of these schools carry a one-word grade from before September 2024, when Ofsted stopped awarding them. The remaining 46 either have no published outcome or were inspected under the current framework, which does not give an overall grade. What changed.
All schools in Blackburn with Darwen
Sorted by name. A gap of a point or two is noise, not a ranking — read the school pages for the intake-adjusted comparison.
| School | Area | Ofsted | Attainment 8 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Islah Girls' High SchoolOther independent school | BLACKBURN | No grade | — |
| Ashleigh Primary SchoolFoundation school | Darwen | Good 2023 | — |
| Ashworth Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | Blackburn | No grade | — |
| Audley Infant SchoolCommunity school | Blackburn | Good 2024 | — |
| Audley Junior SchoolCommunity school | Blackburn | Good 2022 | — |
| Aurora Woodlands SchoolOther independent special school | Lancashire | No grade | — |
| Avondale Primary SchoolCommunity school | Darwen | Good 2023 | — |
| Blackburn Central High SchoolAcademy converter | Blackburn | Good 2022 | 41 |
| Blackburn CollegeFurther education | Blackburn | No grade | — |
| Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Blackburn | Good 2024 | — |
| Blackburn the Redeemer CofE PrimaryVoluntary aided school | Blackburn | No grade | — |
| Brookhouse Primary SchoolCommunity school | Blackburn | Good 2022 | — |
| Brunel Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | Blackburn | No grade | — |
| Cedars Primary SchoolCommunity school | Blackburn | No grade | — |
| Daisyfield Primary SchoolCommunity school | Blackburn | Good 2023 | — |
| Dar Ul MadinahOther independent school | Blackburn with Darwen | No grade | — |
| Darwen Aldridge Community AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Darwen | No grade | 36.5 |
| Darwen Aldridge Enterprise StudioStudio schools | Darwen | No grade | 34.7 |
| Darwen Aldridge Sudell PrimaryAcademy converter | Darwen | No grade | — |
| Darwen St James CofE Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Darwen | No grade | — |
| Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | DARWEN | Good 2022 | — |
| Darwen Vale High SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Darwen | Good 2024 | 43.1 |
| Darwen, St Barnabas CofE Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Darwen | Good 2023 | — |
| Feniscowles Primary SchoolCommunity school | Blackburn | Good 2023 | — |
| Griffin Park Primary SchoolCommunity school | Blackburn | Good 2022 | — |
| Hoddlesden St Paul's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Darwen | No grade | — |
| Holy Souls Roman Catholic Primary School BlackburnVoluntary aided school | Blackburn | Good 2023 | — |
| Holy Trinity VC SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Darwen | No grade | — |
| Intack Primary SchoolCommunity school | Blackburn | Good 2022 | — |
| Islamiyah SchoolOther independent school | Blackburn | No grade | — |
| Jamiatul-Ilm Wal-Huda UK SchoolOther independent school | Blackburn | No grade | — |
| Lammack Primary SchoolCommunity school | Blackburn | Good 2022 | — |
| Livesey Saint Francis' Church of England SchoolVoluntary aided school | Blackburn | Good 2023 | — |
| Longshaw Community Junior SchoolCommunity school | Blackburn | Good 2022 | — |
| Longshaw Infant SchoolCommunity school | Blackburn | No grade | — |
| Longshaw Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | Blackburn | Good 2024 | — |
| Lower Darwen Primary SchoolCommunity school | Darwen | Good 2023 | — |
| Lower PasturesOther independent special school | Nr Darwen | No grade | — |
| Markazul UloomOther independent school | Blackburn | No grade | — |
| Meadowhead Community Infant School and NurseryCommunity school | BLACKBURN | Good 2022 | — |
| Meadowhead Junior SchoolCommunity school | Blackburn | No grade | — |
| Newfield SchoolCommunity special school | Blackburn | No grade | — |
| Noorul UloomOther independent school | Blackburn with Darwen | No grade | — |
| Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Blackburn | Requires improvement 2023 | 37.2 |
| Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School BlackburnVoluntary aided school | Blackburn | Good 2022 | — |
| Pleckgate High SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Blackburn | Outstanding 2024 | 49.2 |
| Queen Elizabeth's Grammar SchoolFree schools | Blackburn | No grade | 47 |
| Queen Elizabeth's Primary SchoolFree schools | Blackburn | No grade | — |
| Rawdhatul Ilm Wal HudaOther independent school | Blackburn | No grade | — |
| Rawdhatul Uloom Islamic Primary SchoolOther independent school | Blackburn | No grade | — |
| Roe Lee Park Primary SchoolCommunity school | Blackburn | Good 2023 | — |
| Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School BlackburnVoluntary aided school | Blackburn | No grade | — |
| Shadsworth Infant SchoolCommunity school | Blackburn | No grade | — |
| Shadsworth Junior SchoolCommunity school | Arran Avenue | No grade | — |
| St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Blackburn | No grade | — |
| St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School BlackburnVoluntary aided school | Blackburn | No grade | — |
| St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School BlackburnVoluntary aided school | Blackburn | No grade | — |
| St Antony's RC Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Blackburn | No grade | — |
| St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Blackburn | Good 2024 | — |
| St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, BlackburnVoluntary aided school | Blackburn | No grade | 47.4 |
| St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Darwen | Requires improvement 2024 | — |
| St Edward's RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | Darwen | Good 2020 | — |
| St Gabriel's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Blackburn | Good 2024 | — |
| St James' Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Darwen | No grade | — |
| St James' Church of England Primary School BlackburnVoluntary aided school | Blackburn | Good 2022 | — |
| St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, DarwenVoluntary aided school | DARWEN | No grade | — |
| St Luke and St Philips Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Blackburn | No grade | — |
| St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School BlackburnVoluntary aided school | Blackburn | Good 2022 | — |
| St Matthew's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Blackburn | No grade | — |
| St Michael With St John CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Blackburn | Good 2022 | — |
| St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School, Feniscowles, BlackburnVoluntary aided school | Blackburn | No grade | — |
| St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, BlackburnVoluntary aided school | Blackburn | No grade | — |
| St Silas's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Blackburn | Good 2023 | — |
| St Stephen's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Blackburn | Good 2022 | — |
| St Stephen's Tockholes CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Darwen | No grade | — |
| St Wilfrid's Church of England AcademyAcademy converter | Blackburn | Good 2023 | 50.8 |
| Tauheedul Islam Boys' High SchoolFree schools | Blackburn | Outstanding 2024 | 62.5 |
| Tauheedul Islam Girls' High SchoolAcademy converter | Blackburn | Outstanding 2022 | 72.3 |
| The Olive School, BlackburnFree schools | Blackburn | No grade | — |
| Turncroft Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | Darwen | No grade | — |
| Turton Belmont Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bolton | Good 2024 | — |
| Turton and Edgworth CofE/Methodist Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Bolton | No grade | — |
| Wensley Fold CofE Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Blackburn | Outstanding 2023 | — |
| Westholme SchoolOther independent school | Blackburn | No grade | — |
| Witton Park AcademyAcademy converter | Blackburn | No grade | 40.3 |