Witton Park Academy

State-Funded School

witton-park-academy-blackburn-with-darwen-north-west

North WestRegion

Blackburn with DarwenLocal Authority

BlackburnConstituency

BB2 6TDPostcode

2.6

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Witton Park Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Blackburn with Darwen, North West.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 1,243 pupils. Witton Park Academy is part of Achievement Through Collaboration Trust.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 24 Feb 2026 · published 5 May 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing
Needs attention
Leadership and governance
Needs attention

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 40.3
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 36.6%
EBacc average point score: 3.49

Ethnicity

White

23%

Asian

60%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,243

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

42%

England average

27%

First language not English

64%

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: Deprived
Total pupils: 1,243
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Achievement Through Collaboration Trust

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 4 November 2021. 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
14 Oct 2016	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.