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School rankings · Blackburn with Darwen and Lancashire

Best schools in Blackburn

67 schools in Blackburn with the same league rank as the Blackburn with Darwen and Lancashire league tables: each school's place among its council's schools of the same phase, on the newest year's DfE results, with the best ranked schools within reach of the town centre beside them.

Primary schools

Blackburn's own ranking

In BlackburnSchoolExpected standardHigher standardLeague rank
1The Olive School, Blackburn98%24%Top 4% (2/52) in Blackburn with Darwen
2Langho and Billington St Leonards Church of England Primary School91%30%Top 3% (10/461) in Lancashire
3Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary85%8%Top 8% (4/52) in Blackburn with Darwen
4Wensley Fold CofE Primary Academy83%0%Top 10% (5/52) in Blackburn with Darwen
5Lammack Primary School81%12%Top 12% (6/52) in Blackburn with Darwen
6Brookhouse Primary School80%7%Top 14% (7/52) in Blackburn with Darwen
7Balderstone St Leonard's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School79%14%Top 13% (57/461) in Lancashire
8Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn79%5%Top 16% (8/52) in Blackburn with Darwen
9Rishton Methodist Primary School79%4%Top 14% (62/461) in Lancashire
10Daisyfield Primary School78%12%Top 18% (9/52) in Blackburn with Darwen
11Griffin Park Primary School75%4%Top 20% (10/52) in Blackburn with Darwen
12Audley Junior School73%3%Top 22% (11/52) in Blackburn with Darwen
13Belthorn Academy Primary School73%3%Top 26% (119/461) in Lancashire
14Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary School72%5%Top 25% (13/52) in Blackburn with Darwen
15St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Osbaldeston71%21%Top 29% (131/461) in Lancashire
16St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Langho71%2%Top 32% (146/461) in Lancashire
17Cedars Primary School70%11%Top 27% (14/52) in Blackburn with Darwen
18St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School70%7%Top 29% (15/52) in Blackburn with Darwen
19Salesbury Church of England Primary School70%5%Top 34% (155/461) in Lancashire
20St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School69%16%Top 35% (18/52) in Blackburn with Darwen
21St Michael With St John CofE Primary School69%5%Top 37% (19/52) in Blackburn with Darwen
22Longshaw Community Junior School67%6%Top 39% (20/52) in Blackburn with Darwen
23Roe Lee Park Primary School66%9%Top 41% (21/52) in Blackburn with Darwen
24St James' Church of England Primary School Blackburn66%2%Top 45% (23/52) in Blackburn with Darwen
25Mellor St Mary Church of England Primary School65%20%Top 45% (204/461) in Lancashire
26St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn63%10%Top 50% (26/52) in Blackburn with Darwen
27St Stephen's Church of England Primary School63%5%(27/52) in Blackburn with Darwen
28St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn62%3%(29/52) in Blackburn with Darwen
29Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn60%10%(30/52) in Blackburn with Darwen
30Rishton St Peter and St Paul's Church of England Primary School60%10%(261/461) in Lancashire
31Holy Souls Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn60%7%(31/52) in Blackburn with Darwen
32Livesey Saint Francis' Church of England School60%3%(32/52) in Blackburn with Darwen
33St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School, Feniscowles, Blackburn59%6%(34/52) in Blackburn with Darwen
34Great Harwood St Bartholomew's Parish Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School59%4%(280/461) in Lancashire
35St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn59%3%(35/52) in Blackburn with Darwen
36St Silas's CofE Primary School59%0%(36/52) in Blackburn with Darwen
37St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn56%10%(37/52) in Blackburn with Darwen
38Feniscowles Primary School56%7%(38/52) in Blackburn with Darwen
39St Charles' Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy55%14%(312/461) in Lancashire
40St Hubert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Great Harwood54%4%(324/461) in Lancashire
41St Matthew's Church of England Primary School53%3%(39/52) in Blackburn with Darwen
42Great Harwood Primary School52%6%(340/461) in Lancashire
43St Antony's RC Primary School50%7%(40/52) in Blackburn with Darwen
44Intack Primary School47%2%(42/52) in Blackburn with Darwen
45St Luke and St Philips Church of England Primary School46%0%(43/52) in Blackburn with Darwen
46Queen Elizabeth's Primary School45%2%(44/52) in Blackburn with Darwen
47Great Harwood St John's Church of England Primary School44%6%(388/461) in Lancashire
48Meadowhead Junior School40%0%(48/52) in Blackburn with Darwen
49Knuzden St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy36%0%(427/461) in Lancashire
50St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England Academy23%0%(51/52) in Blackburn with Darwen

Not ranked: Audley Infant School, Longshaw Infant School, Meadowhead Community Infant School and Nursery, Shadsworth Infant School: no published figure for the newest year (DfE hides figures for small year groups), or no published results.

Best ranked within 3 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centreExpected standardHigher standardLeague rank
Avondale Primary SchoolDarwen3.1 miles72%12%Top 24% (12/52) in Blackburn with Darwen
St Edward's RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyDarwen2.4 miles70%3%Top 33% (17/52) in Blackburn with Darwen
Shadsworth Junior SchoolArran Avenue1.6 miles60%2%(33/52) in Blackburn with Darwen
St James' Church of England Primary SchoolDarwen1.8 miles50%4%(41/52) in Blackburn with Darwen
Oswaldtwistle West End Primary SchoolOswaldtwistle2.9 miles42%12%(400/461) in Lancashire
Lower Darwen Primary SchoolDarwen2.0 miles41%0%(47/52) in Blackburn with Darwen
St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary SchoolDarwen2.8 miles38%0%(49/52) in Blackburn with Darwen
St Stephen's Tockholes CofE Primary SchoolDarwen3.1 miles10%0%(52/52) in Blackburn with Darwen

Ranked on 2025 KS2 results: the share reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths; the share reaching the higher standard breaks a tie. Each school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase with a figure that year; schools from several councils are listed by the same figure. England: 62%. A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups). Source: DfE, key stage 2 school performance tables, 2024/25; the same rank as the league tables (how it is worked out). Distances are as the crow flies.

Secondary schools (GCSE)

Blackburn's own ranking

In BlackburnSchoolAttainment 8Grade 5+ English and mathsLeague rank
1Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School68.789%1st (1/12) in Blackburn with Darwen
2Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School62.684%Top 17% (2/12) in Blackburn with Darwen
3St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy49.858%Top 25% (3/12) in Blackburn with Darwen
4Pleckgate High School46.843%Top 34% (4/12) in Blackburn with Darwen
5St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn45.452%Top 42% (5/12) in Blackburn with Darwen
6Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School44.335%Top 50% (6/12) in Blackburn with Darwen
7Blackburn Central High School41.037%(7/12) in Blackburn with Darwen
8Witton Park Academy39.940%(8/12) in Blackburn with Darwen
9The Hyndburn Academy37.122%(71/79) in Lancashire
10Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy36.625%(11/12) in Blackburn with Darwen

Best ranked within 6 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centreAttainment 8Grade 5+ English and mathsLeague rank
Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High SchoolAccrington4.5 miles50.556%Top 25% (19/79) in Lancashire
St Augustine's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary AcademyClitheroe5.3 miles45.039%Top 49% (38/79) in Lancashire
Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, HyndburnAccrington4.3 miles43.536%(43/79) in Lancashire
The HollinsAccrington5.3 miles41.935%(51/79) in Lancashire
Accrington AcademyAccrington4.7 miles39.837%(64/79) in Lancashire
Darwen Vale High SchoolDarwen2.2 miles39.028%(9/12) in Blackburn with Darwen
Darwen Aldridge Community AcademyDarwen3.7 miles36.821%(10/12) in Blackburn with Darwen
RhyddingsAccrington3.8 miles33.921%(78/79) in Lancashire
Aldridge UTC DarwenDarwen3.5 miles31.719%(12/12) in Blackburn with Darwen

Ranked on 2026 GCSE results: Attainment 8, the average grade across eight GCSEs; the share with grade 5 or above in English and maths breaks a tie. Each school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase with a figure that year; schools from several councils are listed by the same figure. England: 47.4. A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups). Source: DfE, key stage 4 school performance tables, 2025/26; the same rank as the league tables (how it is worked out). Distances are as the crow flies.

Sixth forms and colleges (A level)

Blackburn's own ranking

In BlackburnSchoolPoints per A level entryValue addedLeague rank
1Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School40.5-0.121st (1/7) in Blackburn with Darwen
2Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School38.2-0.08Top 29% (2/7) in Blackburn with Darwen
3Blackburn College33.2+0.03(4/7) in Blackburn with Darwen
4Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School29.5+0.03(5/7) in Blackburn with Darwen
5St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy27.0-0.53(6/7) in Blackburn with Darwen

Best ranked within 6 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centrePoints per A level entryValue addedLeague rank
Aldridge UTC DarwenDarwen3.5 miles37.0+0.06Top 43% (3/7) in Blackburn with Darwen
Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High SchoolAccrington4.5 miles30.9-0.30(13/18) in Lancashire
Darwen Aldridge Community AcademyDarwen3.7 miles25.0-0.38(7/7) in Blackburn with Darwen

Ranked on 2025 A level results: average points per A level entry; value added breaks a tie. Each school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase with a figure that year; schools from several councils are listed by the same figure. England: 35.0. A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups). Source: DfE, 16 to 18 school and college performance tables, 2024/25; the same rank as the league tables (how it is worked out). Distances are as the crow flies.

Private schools (A level)

Blackburn's own ranking

In BlackburnSchoolPoints per A level entryLeague rank
1Westholme School36.91st (1/2) in Blackburn with Darwen
2Jamiatul-Ilm Wal-Huda UK School24.6(2/2) in Blackburn with Darwen

Best ranked within 12 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centrePoints per A level entryLeague rank
Stonyhurst College6.9 miles42.21st (1/5) in Lancashire
Bolton School Boys' DivisionBolton11.6 miles40.41st (1/2) in Bolton
Bolton School Girls' DivisionBolton11.6 miles40.1(2/2) in Bolton
Darul Uloom Al Arabiya Al IslamiyaNr. Bury9.6 miles36.1(2/2) in Bury

Ranked on 2025 A level results: average points per A level entry. Each school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase with a figure that year; schools from several councils are listed by the same figure. England (private schools): 43.0. A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups). Source: DfE, 16 to 18 school and college performance tables, 2024/25; the same rank as the league tables (how it is worked out). Distances are as the crow flies.

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