St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy
State-Funded School
Academic PerformanceAbout the School
St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Blackburn with Darwen, North West.
The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,483 pupils.
Ofsted Rating
9
2023
Subject Areas
Leadership &management
Good
Academic Performance
Above average
Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25
- Attainment 8
- 50.8
- Grade 5+ in English & maths
- 53.4%
- EBacc average point score
- 4.2
Ethnicity
Pupils
Total Pupils
49%Boys
51%GirlsPupil Characteristics
DfE school census, January 2026.
Key Information
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11 – 18
- Deprivation band
- Deprived
- Total pupils
- 1,483
- IDACI quintile
- 4 (Less deprived)
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 11 January 2023. 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Dec 2013 | 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.
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Nearby Secondary Schools
Other secondary schools within about 2 miles of Blackburn with Darwen.
Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School
Blackburn with Darwen · 0.2 mi
Witton Park Academy
Blackburn with Darwen · 0.7 mi
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School
Blackburn with Darwen · 0.7 mi
Blackburn Central High School
Blackburn with Darwen · 1.0 mi
Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School
Blackburn with Darwen · 1.1 mi
St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn
Blackburn with Darwen · 1.4 mi
Westholme School
Blackburn with Darwen · 1.7 mi
Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
Blackburn with Darwen · 1.7 mi