United Kingdom · North West · Local Authority
Blackburn with Darwen
Unitary authority · North West, England · population ~150k · 77 state-funded schools
The signature
How Blackburn with Darwen ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£33,779/yr
Very low
Worse than 97% of UK LAs
House price
£170,000
Most affordable
Better than 91% of UK LAs
Rent
£707/mo
Most affordable
Better than 90% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,455/yr
Mid
Worse than 56% of UK LAs
Crime
84.2/1k
High
Worse than 67% of UK LAs
Deprivation
36.0
Most deprived
Worse than 97% of UK LAs
Schools
92.0%
Mid
Worse than 58% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
76 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
69 of 75 (92%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 1 school is on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
The map
77 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Showing 20 of 77 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy | Secondary | 1,489 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Pleckgate High School | Secondary | 1,354 | Outstanding2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Witton Park Academy | Secondary | 1,312 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Darwen Vale High School | Secondary | 1,071 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Darwen Aldridge Community Academy | Secondary | 1,065 | Requires Improvement2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn | Secondary | 1,043 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Blackburn Central High School | Secondary | 984 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School | Secondary | 875 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School | Secondary | 854 | Outstanding2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy Grade inherited from previous URN 119790 | Secondary | 812 | Requires Improvement2023 | — | Ofsted |
Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School | Secondary | 736 | Outstanding2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Olive School, Blackburn | Primary | 637 | Outstanding2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Lammack Primary School | Primary | 527 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Wensley Fold CofE Primary Academy | Primary | 473 | Outstanding2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary School | Primary | 459 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St James' Church of England Primary School Blackburn | Primary | 436 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Roe Lee Park Primary School | Primary | 431 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | Primary | 421 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary | Primary | 418 | Outstanding2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn | Primary | 417 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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