1
Pleckgate High School
Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Blackburn • Lancashire • BB1 8QA
Outstanding
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
10
Outstanding
3
Good
5
Median inspection year
2022
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 30% · G: 50% · RI: 20% · 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
The Hyndburn Academy
Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Blackburn • Lancashire • BB1 4ED
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
St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy
Secondary • Academy converter • Blackburn • Lancashire • BB2 2JR
Good
8
Blackburn Central High School
Secondary • Academy converter • Blackburn • Lancashire • BB2 3HJ
Good
9
Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Blackburn • Lancashire • BB1 1PY
Requires improvement
10
St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn
Secondary • Voluntary aided school • Blackburn • Lancashire • BB2 4SR
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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