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
Good31
Outstanding4
Requires improvement2
No overall grade48
37 of these schools carry a historic one-word grade. The remaining 48 either have no published outcome or were inspected under a newer framework with no overall grade; current report cards instead grade separate aspects of the school. What changed.
- Last overall grade still shown
- 37
- Current framework (no overall grade)
- 36
- Average days since inspection
- 870
- Framework mix
- 37 historic, 36 current, 12 none
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.
85 schools
| School | Area | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Islah Girls' High SchoolOther independent school | BLACKBURN | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Ashleigh Primary SchoolFoundation school | Darwen | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Ashworth Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | Blackburn | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Audley Infant SchoolCommunity school | Blackburn | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Audley Junior SchoolCommunity school | Blackburn | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Aurora Woodlands SchoolOther independent special school | Lancashire | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Avondale Primary SchoolCommunity school | Darwen | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Blackburn Central High SchoolAcademy converter | Blackburn | Good 2022 | 41 | -0.20-0.42 to 0.03 · not a win | |
| Blackburn CollegeFurther education | Blackburn | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Blackburn | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Blackburn the Redeemer CofE PrimaryVoluntary aided school | Blackburn | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Brookhouse Primary SchoolCommunity school | Blackburn | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Brunel Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | Blackburn | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Cedars Primary SchoolCommunity school | Blackburn | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Daisyfield Primary SchoolCommunity school | Blackburn | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Dar Ul MadinahOther independent school | Blackburn with Darwen | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Darwen Aldridge Community AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Darwen | No overall grade | 36.5 | -0.77-0.97 to -0.58 | |
| Darwen Aldridge Enterprise StudioStudio schools | Darwen | Report card 2026 | 34.7 | -0.82-1.17 to -0.48 | |
| Darwen Aldridge Sudell PrimaryAcademy converter | Darwen | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Darwen St James CofE Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Darwen | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | DARWEN | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Darwen Vale High SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Darwen | Good 2024 | 43.1 | -0.29-0.50 to -0.08 | |
| 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 overall grade | — | — | |
| Holy Souls Roman Catholic Primary School BlackburnVoluntary aided school | Blackburn | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Holy Trinity VC SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Darwen | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Intack Primary SchoolCommunity school | Blackburn | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Islamiyah SchoolOther independent school | Blackburn | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Jamiatul-Ilm Wal-Huda UK SchoolOther independent school | Blackburn | No overall 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 | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| 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 overall grade | — | — | |
| Markazul UloomOther independent school | Blackburn | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Meadowhead Community Infant School and NurseryCommunity school | BLACKBURN | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Meadowhead Junior SchoolCommunity school | Blackburn | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Newfield SchoolCommunity special school | Blackburn | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Noorul UloomOther independent school | Blackburn with Darwen | No overall 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 | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Pleckgate High SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Blackburn | Outstanding 2024 | 49.2 | -0.01-0.19 to 0.17 · not a win | |
| Queen Elizabeth's Grammar SchoolFree schools | Blackburn | No overall grade | 47 | -0.22-0.47 to 0.03 · not a win | |
| Queen Elizabeth's Primary SchoolFree schools | Blackburn | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Rawdhatul Ilm Wal HudaOther independent school | Blackburn | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Rawdhatul Uloom Islamic Primary SchoolOther independent school | Blackburn | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Roe Lee Park Primary SchoolCommunity school | Blackburn | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School BlackburnVoluntary aided school | Blackburn | Report card 2025 | — | — | |
| Shadsworth Infant SchoolCommunity school | Blackburn | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Shadsworth Junior SchoolCommunity school | Arran Avenue | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Blackburn | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School BlackburnVoluntary aided school | Blackburn | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School BlackburnVoluntary aided school | Blackburn | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| St Antony's RC Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Blackburn | No overall 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 overall grade | 47.4 | -0.25-0.44 to -0.06 | |
| 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 overall 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 overall grade | — | — | |
| St Luke and St Philips Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Blackburn | No overall 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 | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| 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 overall grade | — | — | |
| St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, BlackburnVoluntary aided school | Blackburn | No overall 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 | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| St Wilfrid's Church of England AcademyAcademy converter | Blackburn | Good 2023 | 50.8 | 0.190.01 to 0.36 | |
| Tauheedul Islam Boys' High SchoolFree schools | Blackburn | Outstanding 2024 | 62.5 | 1.261.01 to 1.52 | |
| Tauheedul Islam Girls' High SchoolAcademy converter | Blackburn | Outstanding 2022 | 72.3 | 2.051.80 to 2.30 | |
| The Olive School, BlackburnFree schools | Blackburn | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Turncroft Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | Darwen | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Turton Belmont Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bolton | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Turton and Edgworth CofE/Methodist Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Bolton | Report card 2025 | — | — | |
| Wensley Fold CofE Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Blackburn | Outstanding 2023 | — | — | |
| Westholme SchoolOther independent school | Blackburn | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Witton Park AcademyAcademy converter | Blackburn | Report card 2026 | 40.3 | -0.70-0.90 to -0.50 |