1
Pleckgate High School
Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Blackburn • Lancashire • BB1 8QA
Outstanding
Top 10 Secondary schools in Blackburn with Darwen
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2022)
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This Top 10 showcases secondary schools in the district of Blackburn with Darwen. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total secondary schools
12
Outstanding
3
Good
6
Median inspection year
2022
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 25% · G: 50% · RI: 25% · I: 0%
2
Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School
Secondary • Free schools • Blackburn • BB2 2LD
Outstanding
3
Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School
Secondary • Academy converter • Blackburn • Lancashire • BB2 7AD
Outstanding
4
Darwen Vale High School
Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Darwen • Lancashire • BB3 0AL
Good
5
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School
Secondary • Free schools • Blackburn • Lancashire • BB2 6DF
Good
6
Witton Park Academy
Secondary • Academy converter • Blackburn • Lancashire • BB2 6TD
Good
7
Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio
Secondary • Studio schools • Darwen • Lancashire • BB3 1AF
Good
8
St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy
Secondary • Academy converter • Blackburn • Lancashire • BB2 2JR
Good
9
Blackburn Central High School
Secondary • Academy converter • Blackburn • Lancashire • BB2 3HJ
Good
10
Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Blackburn • Lancashire • BB1 1PY
Requires improvement
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 secondary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
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- St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn Requires improvement • May 2023
- Darwen Aldridge Community Academy Requires improvement • Feb 2023
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