Schools in Blackburn with Darwen
77 state-funded schools, 28,339 pupils. 92% of those carrying an Ofsted grade are Good or Outstanding, including 9 rated Outstanding.
Ofsted Management Information, Feb 2026. Grades are the current published rating, which may pre-date the school’s most recent visit.
Ofsted grades
1 school has been inspected under Ofsted's post-September-2024 report-card framework, which replaces the single 1–4 grade with separate judgments. Those are excluded from the percentages above rather than mapped onto the old scale, because the two scales have no clean equivalence. 1 school is awaiting a first inspection.
Quick answers
How many schools are there in Blackburn with Darwen?
Blackburn with Darwen has 77 state-funded schools teaching 28,339 pupils. 56 primary, 12 secondary, 4 nursery.
What percentage of schools in Blackburn with Darwen are Good or Outstanding?
92% of the 75 schools carrying an Ofsted grade in Blackburn with Darwen are rated Good or Outstanding: 9 Outstanding and 60 Good. 6 require improvement and 0 are rated Inadequate.
Which schools in Blackburn with Darwen are rated Outstanding?
9 schools are currently rated Outstanding by Ofsted in Blackburn with Darwen: Pleckgate High School, Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School, Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School, The Olive School, Blackburn, Wensley Fold CofE Primary Academy, Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary, and 3 more listed below.
Rated Outstanding
Ofsted’s highest grade. Largest first; a grade can be several years old, so the year is shown.
- Pleckgate High SchoolSecondary1,354Outstanding 2024
- Tauheedul Islam Girls' High SchoolSecondary854Outstanding 2022
- Tauheedul Islam Boys' High SchoolSecondary736Outstanding 2024
- The Olive School, BlackburnPrimary637Outstanding 2025
- Wensley Fold CofE Primary AcademyPrimary473Outstanding 2023
- Blackburn the Redeemer CofE PrimaryPrimary418Outstanding 2024
- Hoddlesden St Paul's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary231Outstanding 2024
- St Thomas's CentreAlternative provision106Outstanding 2024
- Turncroft Nursery SchoolNursery59Outstanding 2014
By phase
| Phase | Schools | Graded | Good or better |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 56 | 54 | 92.6% |
| Secondary | 12 | 12 | 83.3% |
| Nursery | 4 | 4 | 100% |
| Special | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| Alternative provision | 2 | 2 | 100% |
Every school in Blackburn with Darwen
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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