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Schools in Blackburn with Darwen[1]

Local authority district E06000008 · 89 open schools[2]

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Neighbourhood deprivation

The district's 91 neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs)[3] by their place in England's Index of Multiple Deprivation, in fifths of all neighbourhoods (1 in 5 of England's neighbourhoods is in each fifth):

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 deciles grouped in pairs; it describes the neighbourhoods, not the pupils who attend the district's schools.

Secondary schools (12)

SchoolAgesHeadline results
Aldridge UTC Darwen 13–19[2]
A8 32 2025/26[5] AL B- 2024/25[6]
Blackburn Central High School 11–16[2]
A8 41 2025/26[5]
Darwen Aldridge Community Academy 11–19[2]
A8 37 2025/26[5] AL C- 2024/25[6]
Darwen Vale High School 11–16[2]
A8 39 2025/26[5]
Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy 11–16[2]
A8 37 2025/26[5]
Pleckgate High School 11–16[2]
A8 47 2025/26[5]
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School 11–19[2]
A8 44 2025/26[5] AL C 2024/25[6]
St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn 11–16[2]
A8 45 2025/26[5]
St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy 11–18[2]
A8 50 2025/26[5] AL C- 2024/25[6]
Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School 11–18[2]
A8 63 2025/26[5] AL B- 2024/25[6]
Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School 11–18[2]
A8 69 2025/26[5] AL B 2024/25[6]
Witton Park Academy 11–16[2]
A8 40 2025/26[5]

Primary schools (57)

SchoolAgesHeadline results
Ashleigh Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 66% 2024/25[7]
Audley Infant School 3–7[2]
Audley Junior School 7–11[2]
KS2 73% 2024/25[7]
Avondale Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 72% 2024/25[7]
Belthorn Academy Primary School 2–11[2]
KS2 73% 2024/25[7]
Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 72% 2024/25[7]
Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary 4–11[2]
KS2 85% 2024/25[7]
Brookhouse Primary School 2–11[2]
KS2 80% 2024/25[7]
Cedars Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 70% 2024/25[7]
Daisyfield Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 78% 2024/25[7]
Darwen Aldridge Sudell Primary 4–11[2]
KS2 64% 2024/25[7]
Darwen St James CofE Primary Academy 3–11[2]
KS2 37% 2024/25[7]
Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 43% 2024/25[7]
Darwen, St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy 4–11[2]
KS2 65% 2024/25[7]
Feniscowles Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 56% 2024/25[7]
Griffin Park Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 75% 2024/25[7]
Hoddlesden St Paul's Church of England Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 41% 2024/25[7]
Holy Souls Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn 3–11[2]
KS2 60% 2024/25[7]
Holy Trinity VC School 4–11[2]
KS2 62% 2024/25[7]
Intack Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 47% 2024/25[7]
Lammack Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 81% 2024/25[7]
Livesey Saint Francis' Church of England School 4–11[2]
KS2 60% 2024/25[7]
Longshaw Community Junior School 7–11[2]
KS2 67% 2024/25[7]
Longshaw Infant School 4–7[2]
Lower Darwen Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 41% 2024/25[7]
Meadowhead Community Infant School and Nursery 3–7[2]
Meadowhead Junior School 7–11[2]
KS2 40% 2024/25[7]
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn 4–11[2]
KS2 79% 2024/25[7]
Queen Elizabeth's Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 45% 2024/25[7]
Roe Lee Park Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 66% 2024/25[7]
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn 4–11[2]
KS2 60% 2024/25[7]
Shadsworth Infant School 3–11[2]
Shadsworth Junior School 7–11[2]
KS2 60% 2024/25[7]
St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England Academy 4–11[2]
KS2 23% 2024/25[7]
St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn 3–11[2]
KS2 62% 2024/25[7]
St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn 3–11[2]
KS2 59% 2024/25[7]
St Antony's RC Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 50% 2024/25[7]
St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 70% 2024/25[7]
St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 38% 2024/25[7]
St Edward's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 4–11[2]
KS2 70% 2024/25[7]
St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School 5–11[2]
KS2 69% 2024/25[7]
St James' Church of England Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 50% 2024/25[7]
St James' Church of England Primary School Blackburn 2–11[2]
KS2 66% 2024/25[7]
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Darwen 4–11[2]
KS2 70% 2024/25[7]
St Luke and St Philips Church of England Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 46% 2024/25[7]
St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn 4–11[2]
KS2 63% 2024/25[7]
St Matthew's Church of England Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 53% 2024/25[7]
St Michael With St John CofE Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 69% 2024/25[7]
St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School, Feniscowles, Blackburn 4–11[2]
KS2 59% 2024/25[7]
St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn 4–11[2]
KS2 56% 2024/25[7]
St Silas's CofE Primary School 5–11[2]
KS2 59% 2024/25[7]
St Stephen's Church of England Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 63% 2024/25[7]
St Stephen's Tockholes CofE Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 10% 2024/25[7]
The Olive School, Blackburn 4–11[2]
KS2 98% 2024/25[7]
Turton and Edgworth CofE/Methodist Primary School 5–11[2]
Turton Belmont Community Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 100% 2024/25[7]
Wensley Fold CofE Primary Academy 3–11[2]
KS2 83% 2024/25[7]

Independent schools (9)

SchoolAgesHeadline results
Al Islah Girls' High School 11–16[2]
Dar Ul Madinah 5–11[2]
Islamiyah School 11–16[2]
Jamiatul-Ilm Wal-Huda UK School 11–25[2]
AL D+ 2024/25[6]
Markazul Uloom 11–19[2]
Noorul Uloom 11–23[2]
Rawdhatul Ilm Wal Huda 11–25[2]
Rawdhatul Uloom Islamic Primary School 4–11[2]
Westholme School 3–18[2]
AL B- 2024/25[6]

Special schools and alternative provision (7)

SchoolAgesHeadline results
Aurora Woodlands School 10–19[2]
Crosshill Special School 5–18[2]
Eden School 8–16[2]
Lower Pastures 11–16[2]
Newfield School 4–19[2]
St Thomas's Centre 5–16[2]
The Heights Blackburn 5–16[2]

Nursery schools (4)

SchoolAgesHeadline results
Ashworth Nursery School 3–4[2]
Brunel Nursery School 3–4[2]
Longshaw Nursery School 2–5[2]
Turncroft Nursery School 3–4[2]

Sources

  1. Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  2. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  3. Office for National Statistics: LSOA (2021) to Electoral Ward (2026) to LAD (2026) Best Fit Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-07. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  4. Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: English Indices of Deprivation. Period 2025. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  5. Department for Education: Performance tables schools data (explore education statistics). Period 2025/26, provisional, published 2026-10-15. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  6. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  7. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.