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Schools in Blackburn

127 schools from official GIAS records — including 70 primary and 21 secondary.

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School data currently covers England using official GIAS records. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland may be added when official datasets are integrated.

About schools in Blackburn

Blackburn has 127 schools listed in the Department for Education's Get Information about Schools (GIAS) register. By phase, that is 70 primary (70%), 21 secondary (21%) and 7 nursery (7%). Blackburn spans 2 local authorities, most schools sitting in Blackburn with Darwen (104). The most common types are voluntary aided school (42), community school (25) and other independent school (14). This includes 14 academies, 15 independent schools and 10 special schools.

How many schools are there in Blackburn?

GIAS lists 127 schools in Blackburn, England.

What types of schools are in Blackburn?

The biggest groups by phase are primary (70), secondary (21) and nursery (7).

Which local authority covers Blackburn?

Blackburn spans Blackburn with Darwen and Lancashire; check each school's page for its own authority.

Where does this Blackburn data come from?

School records come from GIAS; inspection outcomes from Ofsted and results from DfE performance tables, where available for each school.

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More about schools in Blackburn

Breakdowns from GIAS establishment records for this town. Use these to spot the mix of phases, ages and types — then open individual school profiles for Ofsted and performance.

Gender mix

  • Mixed116
  • Girls7
  • Boys4

Age ranges

  • 4–1127
  • 3–1122
  • 11–1621
  • 5–118
  • 11–186
  • 7–115
  • 3–54
  • 2–114

Local authorities

  • Blackburn with Darwen104
  • Lancashire23

School types

  • Voluntary aided school42
  • Community school25
  • Other independent school14
  • Academy converter8
  • Local authority nursery school7
  • Community special school7
  • Academy sponsor led6
  • Voluntary controlled school4
  • Free schools4
  • Pupil referral unit2
Special
10
Independent
15
Academies
14

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