Official figures · Demand
Schools in Blackburn by admissions demand
50 schools with a published Admissions demand figure in Blackburn. Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers.
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| # | School | Admissions demand | Year | Ofsted | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Olive School, Blackburn Primary · Free schools | 2.07 · Highly competitive | 2024/25 | Not judged | |
| 2 | Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School Secondary · Free schools | 2.00 · Highly competitive | 2024/25 | Outstanding | |
| 3 | Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School Secondary · Academy converter | 1.99 · Competitive | 2024/25 | Outstanding | |
| 4 | St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School, Feniscowles, Blackburn Primary · Voluntary aided school | 1.43 · Competitive | 2024/25 | Standards maintained | |
| 5 | St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn Secondary · Voluntary aided school | 1.29 · Competitive | 2024/25 | Not judged | |
| 6 | Belthorn Academy Primary School Primary · Academy converter | 1.24 · Competitive | 2024/25 | School remains Good | |
| 7 | St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy Secondary · Academy converter | 1.13 · Balanced demand | 2024/25 | School remains Good | |
| 8 | Feniscowles Primary School Primary · Community school | 1.12 · Balanced demand | 2024/25 | School remains Good | |
| 9 | Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School Secondary · Free schools | 1.05 · Balanced demand | 2024/25 | Good | |
| 10 | Langho and Billington St Leonards Church of England Primary School Primary · Voluntary aided school | 1.02 · Balanced demand | 2024/25 | Not judged | |
| 11 | Intack Primary School Primary · Community school | 1.00 · Balanced demand | 2024/25 | School remains Good | |
| 12 | Great Harwood Primary School Primary · Community school | 1.00 · Balanced demand | 2024/25 | Good | |
| 13 | Rishton Methodist Primary School Primary · Voluntary controlled school | 1.00 · Balanced demand | 2024/25 | Standards maintained | |
| 14 | Balderstone St Leonard's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary · Voluntary aided school | 1.00 · Balanced demand | 2024/25 | School remains Good | |
| 15 | Great Harwood St Bartholomew's Parish Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary · Voluntary aided school | 1.00 · Balanced demand | 2024/25 | Good | |
| 16 | Great Harwood St John's Church of England Primary School Primary · Voluntary aided school | 1.00 · Balanced demand | 2024/25 | Good | |
| 17 | Mellor St Mary Church of England Primary School Primary · Voluntary aided school | 1.00 · Balanced demand | 2024/25 | Improved significantly | |
| 18 | St Matthew's Church of England Primary School Primary · Voluntary aided school | 1.00 · Balanced demand | 2024/25 | Needs attention | |
| 19 | St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn Primary · Voluntary aided school | 1.00 · Balanced demand | 2024/25 | Needs attention | |
| 20 | Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn Primary · Voluntary aided school | 1.00 · Balanced demand | 2024/25 | Expected standard | |
| 21 | St Hubert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Great Harwood Primary · Voluntary aided school | 1.00 · Balanced demand | 2024/25 | Not judged | |
| 22 | St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Osbaldeston Primary · Voluntary aided school | 1.00 · Balanced demand | 2024/25 | School remains Good | |
| 23 | St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn Primary · Voluntary aided school | 1.00 · Balanced demand | 2024/25 | Not judged | |
| 24 | Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary Primary · Voluntary aided school | 1.00 · Balanced demand | 2024/25 | Not judged | |
| 25 | Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Primary · Voluntary controlled school | 0.98 · Balanced demand | 2024/25 | School remains Good | |
| 26 | Shadsworth Infant School Primary · Community school | 0.97 · Balanced demand | 2024/25 | Not judged | |
| 27 | Cedars Primary School Primary · Community school | 0.97 · Balanced demand | 2024/25 | Good | |
| 28 | Salesbury Church of England Primary School Primary · Voluntary aided school | 0.97 · Balanced demand | 2024/25 | School remains Good | |
| 29 | Meadowhead Community Infant School and Nursery Primary · Community school | 0.97 · Balanced demand | 2024/25 | School remains Good | |
| 30 | Longshaw Infant School Primary · Community school | 0.96 · Balanced demand | 2024/25 | Expected standard | |
| 31 | Rishton St Peter and St Paul's Church of England Primary School Primary · Voluntary aided school | 0.96 · Balanced demand | 2024/25 | Good | |
| 32 | Griffin Park Primary School Primary · Community school | 0.96 · Balanced demand | 2024/25 | Good | |
| 33 | Audley Infant School Primary · Community school | 0.96 · Balanced demand | 2024/25 | School remains Good | |
| 34 | St Stephen's Church of England Primary School Primary · Voluntary aided school | 0.96 · Balanced demand | 2024/25 | Good | |
| 35 | St Luke and St Philips Church of England Primary School Primary · Academy sponsor led | 0.96 · Balanced demand | 2024/25 | Not judged | |
| 36 | St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary · Voluntary aided school | 0.95 · Balanced demand | 2024/25 | Good | |
| 37 | Brookhouse Primary School Primary · Community school | 0.93 · Balanced demand | 2024/25 | School remains Good | |
| 38 | St Antony's RC Primary School Primary · Voluntary aided school | 0.93 · Balanced demand | 2024/25 | Standards maintained | |
| 39 | Holy Souls Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn Primary · Voluntary aided school | 0.93 · Balanced demand | 2024/25 | Good | |
| 40 | St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn Primary · Voluntary aided school | 0.93 · Balanced demand | 2024/25 | School remains Good | |
| 41 | St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England Academy Primary · Academy sponsor led | 0.92 · Balanced demand | 2024/25 | Not judged | |
| 42 | Knuzden St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy Primary · Academy converter | 0.92 · Balanced demand | 2024/25 | Needs attention | |
| 43 | St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn Primary · Voluntary aided school | 0.91 · Balanced demand | 2024/25 | Not judged | |
| 44 | Roe Lee Park Primary School Primary · Community school | 0.91 · Balanced demand | 2024/25 | School remains Good | |
| 45 | Pleckgate High School Secondary · Academy sponsor led | 0.90 · Balanced demand | 2024/25 | Outstanding | |
| 46 | The Hyndburn Academy Secondary · Academy sponsor led | 0.90 · Often has places | 2024/25 | Needs attention | |
| 47 | Daisyfield Primary School Primary · Community school | 0.88 · Often has places | 2024/25 | Good | |
| 48 | St Michael With St John CofE Primary School Primary · Voluntary controlled school | 0.87 · Often has places | 2024/25 | School remains Good | |
| 49 | Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy Secondary · Academy sponsor led | 0.87 · Often has places | 2024/25 | Requires improvement | |
| 50 | St Silas's CofE Primary School Primary · Academy sponsor led | 0.86 · Often has places | 2024/25 | Good |
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