Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
State-Funded School
Academic PerformanceAbout the School
Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Blackburn with Darwen, North West.
The school is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted. It currently serves 770 pupils. Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy is part of ROMERO CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST.
Ofsted Rating
Yes
2023
Subject Areas
Leadership &management
Requires improvement
Quality ofeducation
Requires improvement
Personaldevelopment
Requires improvement
Behaviour &attitudes
Requires improvement
Academic Performance
Well below average
Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25
- Attainment 8
- 37.2
- Grade 5+ in English & maths
- 22.5%
- EBacc average point score
- 3.16
Ethnicity
Pupils
Total Pupils
50%Boys
50%GirlsPupil Characteristics
DfE school census, January 2026.
Key Information
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11 – 16
- Deprivation band
- Most deprived
- Total pupils
- 770
- IDACI quintile
- 5 (Least deprived)
- MAT name
- ROMERO CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
Inspection history
Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.
| Report published | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Jul 2023 | Requires improvement | Requires improvement | Requires improvement | Requires improvement | Requires improvement |
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.
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Nearby Secondary Schools
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Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School
Blackburn with Darwen · 1.9 mi
Darwen Vale High School
Blackburn with Darwen · 1.9 mi
Pleckgate High School
Blackburn with Darwen · 2.3 mi
Witton Park Academy
Blackburn with Darwen · 2.4 mi