Blackburn Central High School

State-Funded School

blackburn-central-high-school-blackburn-with-darwen-north-west

North WestRegion

Blackburn with DarwenLocal Authority

BlackburnConstituency

BB2 3HJPostcode

2.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Blackburn Central High School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Blackburn with Darwen, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,015 pupils. Blackburn Central High School is part of OAK LEARNING PARTNERSHIP.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 41
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 34.7%
EBacc average point score: 3.82

Ethnicity

White

25%

Asian

66%

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Pupils

1,015

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

44%

England average

27%

First language not English

59%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 1,015
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: OAK LEARNING PARTNERSHIP

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 14 December 2022. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
7 Dec 2012	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.