Pleckgate High School

State-Funded School

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

North WestRegion

Blackburn with DarwenLocal Authority

BlackburnConstituency

BB1 8QAPostcode

9.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

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

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,339 pupils. Pleckgate High School is part of Education Partnership Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 49.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 47.1%
EBacc average point score: 4.26

Ethnicity

White

Asian

86%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,339

Total Pupils

56%Boys

44%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

24%

England average

27%

First language not English

27%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 1,339
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Education Partnership Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
2 Jul 2024	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
10 Mar 2019	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

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.