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Schools in Blackburn with Darwen

89 schools across 8 towns

89
Total Schools
56
Primary
12
Secondary
0
SEND
4
Outstanding
22
Good
2
Req. Improvement
0
Inadequate

Based on the most recent published single-word Ofsted grades. Ofsted stopped issuing overall grades (Outstanding, Good, Requires Improvement, Inadequate) in September 2024, so schools inspected more recently — under Ofsted’s report cards — may not have one. Figures cover the 28 of 89 schools here that have a published grade.

Blackburn with Darwen has 89 schools across 8 towns — 56 primary, 12 secondary, educating around 30,159 pupils. 93% of schools with a published Ofsted grade are rated Good or Outstanding (26 of 28). There are currently 20 open teaching jobs in Blackburn with Darwen. Browse schools by town, compare Ofsted ratings and exam results, and find teaching jobs across Blackburn with Darwen.

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School spending in Blackburn with Darwen

Gross expenditure per pupil — LA-maintained schools (2024-25).

£7,598
per pupil (all phases)
£6,917
per primary pupil
£8,102
per secondary pupil

Source: DfE “LA and school expenditure” (Consistent Financial Reporting), 2024-25, under the Open Government Licence. Covers council-maintained schools; academies report separately.

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Top-performing schools in Blackburn with Darwen

Ranked on the latest DfE results. Higher is better.

By Attainment 8 — average GCSE score

  1. 1Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School72.3Attainment 8
  2. 2Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School62.5Attainment 8
  3. 3St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy50.8Attainment 8
  4. 4Pleckgate High School49.2Attainment 8
  5. 5St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn47.4Attainment 8

Source: DfE performance tables, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Towns in Blackburn with Darwen

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