Secondary schools in Blackburn with Darwen

• 88open schools
• 58primary
• 18secondary
• 11independent
• 29,750pupils

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18 schools, A to Z.

• Al Islah Girls' High School

  Secondary · Other independent school · ages 11 to 16 · Girls · 119 pupils

  108 Audley Range, Blackburn, BB1 1TF

  Independent: inspected by Ofsted (not in Ofsted’s state-school data)

  Islam Independent

• Aldridge UTC Darwen

  Secondary · Studio schools · ages 13 to 19 · 275 pupils

  Police Street, Darwen, BB3 1AF

  Ofsted report card, 20 Jan 2026

• Blackburn Central High School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 16 · 1,015 pupils

  Haslingden Road, Blackburn, BB2 3HJ

  Ofsted 14 Dec 2022 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Darwen Aldridge Community Academy

  Secondary · Academy sponsor led · ages 11 to 19 · 1,036 pupils

  Sudell Road, Darwen, BB3 3HD

  Ofsted 20 May 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

• Darwen Vale High School

  Secondary · Academy sponsor led · ages 11 to 16 · 1,039 pupils

  Blackburn Road, Darwen, BB3 0AL

  Ofsted 30 Jan 2024: Good

• Islamiyah School

  Secondary · Other independent school · ages 11 to 16 · Girls · 153 pupils

  Willow Street, Little Harwood, Blackburn, BB1 5NQ

  Independent: inspected by Ofsted (not in Ofsted’s state-school data)

  Islam Independent

• Jamiatul-Ilm Wal-Huda UK School

  Secondary · Other independent school · ages 11 to 25 · Boys · 354 pupils

  30 Moss Street, Blackburn, BB1 5JT

  Independent: inspected by Ofsted (not in Ofsted’s state-school data)

  Independent

• Markazul Uloom

  Secondary · Other independent school · ages 11 to 19 · Boys · 26 pupils

  Park Lee Road, Blackburn, BB2 3NY

  Independent: inspected by Ofsted (not in Ofsted’s state-school data)

  Islam Independent

• Noorul Uloom

  Secondary · Other independent school · ages 11 to 23 · Girls · 125 pupils

  Park Lee Rd, Blackburn, BB2 3NY

  Independent: inspected by Ofsted (not in Ofsted’s state-school data)

  Islam Independent

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

  Secondary · Academy sponsor led · ages 11 to 16 · 770 pupils

  North Road, Blackburn, BB1 1PY

  Ofsted 16 May 2023: Requires improvement (predecessor school)

  Roman Catholic

• Pleckgate High School

  Secondary · Academy sponsor led · ages 11 to 16 · 1,339 pupils

  Pleckgate Road, Blackburn, BB1 8QA

  Ofsted 5 Jun 2024: Outstanding

• Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School

  Secondary · Free schools · ages 11 to 19 · 873 pupils

  West Park Road, Blackburn, BB2 6DF

  Ofsted 5 Mar 2025 (ungraded): Some aspects not as strong

• Rawdhatul Ilm Wal Huda

  Secondary · Other independent school · ages 11 to 25 · Girls · 246 pupils

  32 Moss Street, Blackburn, BB1 5JT

  Independent: inspected by Ofsted (not in Ofsted’s state-school data)

  Independent

• St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn

  Secondary · Voluntary aided school · ages 11 to 16 · 1,051 pupils

  Green Lane, Blackburn, BB2 4SR

  Ofsted 4 Mar 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

  Roman Catholic

• St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 18 · 1,483 pupils

  Duckworth Street, Blackburn, BB2 2JR

  Ofsted 11 Jan 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Church of England

• Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School

  Secondary · Free schools · ages 11 to 18 · Boys · 746 pupils

  Sumner Street, Blackburn, BB2 2LD

  Ofsted 5 Mar 2024: Outstanding

  Muslim

• Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 18 · Girls · 866 pupils

  Preston New Road, Blackburn, BB2 7AD

  Ofsted 11 Oct 2022: Outstanding

  Muslim

• Witton Park Academy

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 16 · 1,243 pupils

  Buncer Lane, Blackburn, BB2 6TD

  Ofsted report card, 24 Feb 2026

Towns in Blackburn with Darwen

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Source: Get Information about Schools and Ofsted (Open Government Licence v3.0). Towns are as written in each school’s official address.