1
Pleckgate High School
Blackburn • Lancashire • BB1 8QA
1
Jul 2024
Top 10 Secondary schools in Blackburn
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2022)
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This Top 10 showcases secondary schools in the town of Blackburn. 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
9
Outstanding
2
Good
5
Median inspection year
2022
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 22% · G: 56% · RI: 22% · I: 0%
2
Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School
Blackburn • Lancashire • BB2 7AD
1
Nov 2022
3
The Hyndburn Academy
Blackburn • Lancashire • BB1 4ED
2
May 2022
4
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School
Blackburn • Lancashire • BB2 6DF
2
Oct 2019
5
Witton Park Academy
Blackburn • Lancashire • BB2 6TD
2
Oct 2016
6
St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy
Blackburn • Lancashire • BB2 2JR
2
Dec 2013
7
Blackburn Central High School
Blackburn • Lancashire • BB2 3HJ
2
Dec 2012
8
Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
Blackburn • Lancashire • BB1 1PY
3
Jul 2023
9
St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn
Blackburn • Lancashire • BB2 4SR
3
May 2023
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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