Best Secondary Schools in Blackburn

We checked all 17 secondary schools in Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen, and list every one: 10 ranked, then 7 without a rank.

Schools checked
17
Ranked
10
Without a rank
7

Ranks combine 2024/25 GCSE results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Blackburn. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Blackburn also has 56 primary schools, ranked on SATs results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Blackburn with Darwen.

Ranked secondary schools in Blackburn

  1. 1

    Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School

    Academy, 866 pupils, inspected October 2022

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Attainment 8
    72.3
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    92.7%

  2. 2

    Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School

    Free school, 746 pupils, inspected March 2024

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Attainment 8
    62.5
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    80.9%

  3. 3

    Pleckgate High School

    Academy, 1,339 pupils, inspected June 2024

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Attainment 8
    49.2
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    47.1%

  4. 4

    St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy

    Academy, 1,483 pupils, inspected November 2013

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    50.8
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    53.4%

  5. 5

    St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn

    Local authority maintained, 1,051 pupils, inspected March 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Attainment 8
    47.4
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    53.5%

  6. 6

    Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School

    Free school, 873 pupils, inspected September 2019

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    47.0
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    36.9%

  7. 7

    Blackburn Central High School

    Academy, 1,015 pupils, inspected November 2012

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    41.0
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    34.7%

  8. 8

    The Hyndburn Academy

    Academy, 641 pupils, inspected May 2026

    Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
    Attainment 8
    37.4
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    25.2%

  9. 9

    Witton Park Academy

    Academy, 1,243 pupils, inspected February 2026

    Report card: Needs attention
    Attainment 8
    40.3
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    36.6%

  10. 10

    Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy

    Academy, 770 pupils, inspected May 2023

    Ofsted: Requires improvement
    Attainment 8
    37.2
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    22.5%

Secondary schools in Blackburn without a rank

  • Al Islah Girls' High School

    Independent, 119 pupils, inspected March 2025

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    39.6
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    22.9%

  • Islamiyah School

    Independent, 153 pupils, inspected May 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard

  • Jamiatul-Ilm Wal-Huda UK School

    Independent, 354 pupils, inspected July 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    56.3
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    80.9%

  • Markazul Uloom

    Independent, 26 pupils, inspected May 2026

    Report card: Needs attention to strong standard
    Attainment 8
    55.7
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    80%

  • Noorul Uloom

    Independent, 125 pupils, inspected May 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    49.4
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    37.5%

  • Rawdhatul Ilm Wal Huda

    Independent, 246 pupils, inspected September 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    67.2
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    87.5%

  • Westholme School

    Independent, 706 pupils

    No Ofsted inspection
    Attainment 8
    44.1
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    0%