Blackburn with Darwen schools and Ofsted
Every state school and nursery in Blackburn with Darwen, 76 in all, with its latest Ofsted inspection. 79% were judged good or better at their last inspection. 16 have the new-style report cards, which grade each area of the school rather than giving one word.
76state schools and nurseries
79%good or betterat their last inspection
16new report cardssince November 2025
8inspections publishedin the last six months
Darker means a bigger share of schools judged good or better. Tap an area for its page.
Check your own street
See schools and everything else that’s changing right round your home. Free, no sign-in.
Latest inspections
- St Stephen's Church of England Primary School: new Ofsted report card 13 September
- Griffin Park Primary School: new Ofsted report card 7 September
- Queen Elizabeth's Primary School: new Ofsted report card 14 July
- Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary School: new Ofsted report card 12 July
- Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn: new Ofsted report card 8 July
- Brunel Nursery School: new Ofsted report card 23 June
- Ashworth Nursery School: new Ofsted report card 18 June
- Aldridge Utc Darwen: new Ofsted report card 28 May
Every school
| Aldridge Utc DarwenBB3 1AF | Secondary | Darwen | Report card May 2026: Strong standard in 1, expected standard in 6 |
| Ashleigh Primary SchoolBB3 2JT | Primary | Darwen | School remains Good (2023) |
| Ashworth Nursery SchoolBB2 1QU | Nursery | Wensley Fold | Report card Jun 2026: Strong standard in 2, expected standard in 4 |
| Audley Infant SchoolBB1 1SE | Primary | Queen's Park | School remains Good (2024) |
| Audley Junior SchoolBB1 1SE | Primary | Queen's Park | School remains Good (2022) |
| Avondale Primary SchoolBB3 1NN | Primary | Darwen | School remains Good (2023) |
| Belthorn Academy Primary SchoolBB1 2NY | Primary | Guide | School remains Good (2024) |
| Blackburn Central High SchoolBB2 3HJ | Secondary | Queen's Park | School remains Good (2023) |
| Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary SchoolBB1 1NE | Primary | Higher Audley | School remains Good (2024) |
| Blackburn the Redeemer CofE PrimaryBB2 4JJ | Primary | Ewood | Outstanding in every area (2025) |
| Brookhouse Primary SchoolBB1 6NY | Primary | Four Lane Ends | School remains Good (2022) |
| Brunel Nursery SchoolBB1 1ES | Nursery | Blackburn | Report card Jun 2026: Expected standard in 3, needs attention in 3 |
| Cedars Primary SchoolBB1 8HQ | Primary | Four Lane Ends | Standards maintained (2025) |
| Crosshill Special SchoolBB3 1HZ | Special | Earcroft | Good (2022) |
| Daisyfield Primary SchoolBB1 5LB | Primary | Little Harwood | Good (2023) |
| Darwen Aldridge Community AcademyBB3 3HD | Secondary | Darwen | Good in 3, requires improvement in 1 (2025) |
| Darwen Aldridge Sudell PrimaryBB3 3EB | Primary | Darwen | Report card May 2026: Expected standard in 3, needs attention in 4 |
| Darwen St James CofE Primary AcademyBB3 0EY | Primary | Darwen | Good in 2, requires improvement in 2 (2025) |
| Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolBB3 2BW | Primary | Darwen | Report card Jul 2026: Strong standard in 2, expected standard in 5 |
| Darwen Vale High SchoolBB3 0AL | Secondary | Earcroft | Good (2024) |
| Darwen, St Barnabas CofE Primary AcademyBB3 2JA | Primary | Darwen | School remains Good (2023) |
| Eden SchoolBB2 4NW | Special | Ewood | Good (2023) |
| Feniscowles Primary SchoolBB2 5EG | Primary | Cherry Tree | School remains Good (2023) |
| Griffin Park Primary SchoolBB2 2PN | Primary | Witton | Report card Sept 2026: Expected standard in 6, needs attention in 1 |
| Hoddlesden St Paul's Church of England Primary SchoolBB3 3NH | Primary | Hoddlesden | Outstanding in every area (2025) |
| Holy Souls Roman Catholic Primary School BlackburnBB1 8QN | Primary | Pleckgate | Good (2023) |
| Holy Trinity VC SchoolBB3 2RW | Primary | Darwen | Good in 1, requires improvement in 3 (2025) |
| Intack Primary SchoolBB1 3HY | Primary | Intack | School remains Good (2022) |
| Lammack Primary SchoolBB1 8LH | Primary | Lammack | School remains Good (2022) |
| Livesey Saint Francis' Church of England SchoolBB2 5NX | Primary | Cherry Tree | Good (2023) |
| Longshaw Community Junior SchoolBB2 3NX | Primary | Whinny Heights | School remains Good (2023) |
| Longshaw Infant SchoolBB2 3NF | Primary | Whinny Heights | Report card Mar 2026: Strong standard in 1, expected standard in 6 |
| Longshaw Nursery SchoolBB2 3NF | Nursery | Whinny Heights | School remains Good (2024) |
| Lower Darwen Primary SchoolBB3 0RB | Primary | Lower Darwen | Good (2023) |
| Meadowhead Community Infant School and NurseryBB2 4TT | Primary | Mill Hill | School remains Good (2023) |
| Meadowhead Junior SchoolBB2 4QG | Primary | Mill Hill | Some aspects not as strong (2025) |
| Newfield SchoolBB1 2PW | Special | Queen's Park | Good in every area (2025) |
| Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary AcademyBB1 1PY | Secondary | Shadsworth | Requires improvement (2023) |
| Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School BlackburnBB2 3UG | Primary | Higher Croft | Report card Jul 2026: Strong standard in 5, expected standard in 2 |
| Pleckgate High SchoolBB1 8QA | Secondary | Pleckgate | Outstanding (2024) |
| Queen Elizabeth's Grammar SchoolBB2 6DF | Secondary | Blackburn | Some aspects not as strong (2025) |
| Queen Elizabeth's Primary SchoolBB2 6DF | Primary | Blackburn | Report card Jul 2026: Expected standard in every area |
| Roe Lee Park Primary SchoolBB1 9RP | Primary | Brownhill | School remains Good (2023) |
| Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School BlackburnBB2 6HQ | Primary | Wensley Fold | Report card Jan 2026: Strong standard in 1, expected standard in 6 |
| Shadsworth Junior SchoolBB1 2ET | Primary | Shadsworth | Standards maintained (2025) |
| St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England AcademyBB2 4EW | Primary | Mill Hill | Good in every area (2025) |
| St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School BlackburnBB1 5BN | Primary | Blackburn | Good in every area (2024) |
| St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School BlackburnBB2 1LQ | Primary | Blackburn | Report card Apr 2026: Expected standard in 6, needs attention in 1 |
| St Antony's RC Primary SchoolBB1 2HP | Primary | Shadsworth | Standards maintained (2024) |
| St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolBB2 1SN | Primary | Wensley Fold | Good (2024) |
| St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, BlackburnBB2 4SR | Secondary | Mill Hill | Good in every area (2025) |
| St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary SchoolBB3 0HY | Primary | Earcroft | Requires improvement (2024) |
| St Edward's RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyBB3 0AA | Primary | Earcroft | School remains Good (2020) |
| St Gabriel's Church of England Primary SchoolBB1 8QN | Primary | Pleckgate | Good (2024) |
| St James' Church of England Primary SchoolBB3 0QP | Primary | Blackamoor | Good in every area (2024) |
| St James' Church of England Primary School BlackburnBB1 8EG | Primary | Four Lane Ends | School remains Good (2023) |
| St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, DarwenBB3 2SG | Primary | Darwen | Standards maintained (2025) |
| St Luke and St Philips Church of England Primary SchoolBB2 2LZ | Primary | Wensley Fold | Good in 2, requires improvement in 2 (2024) |
| St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School BlackburnBB2 3HP | Primary | Queen's Park | School remains Good (2022) |
| St Matthew's Church of England Primary SchoolBB1 1DF | Primary | Queen's Park | Report card Mar 2026: Expected standard in 3, needs attention in 4 |
| St Michael With St John CofE Primary SchoolBB1 6LE | Primary | Blackburn | School remains Good (2022) |
| St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School, Feniscowles, BlackburnBB2 5EP | Primary | Cherry Tree | Standards maintained (2025) |
| St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, BlackburnBB2 2RY | Primary | Mill Hill | Good in every area (2024) |
| St Silas's CofE Primary SchoolBB2 6JP | Primary | Wensley Fold | Good (2023) |
| St Stephen's Church of England Primary SchoolBB1 5PE | Primary | Little Harwood | Report card Sept 2026: Expected standard in 3, needs attention in 3, urgent improvement in 1 |
| St Stephen's Tockholes CofE Primary SchoolBB3 0LX | Primary | Tockholes | Report card Apr 2026: Expected standard in 6, needs attention in 1 |
| St Thomas's CentreBB1 9TH | Alternative provision | Sunnybower | School remains Outstanding (with concerns) (2024) |
| St Wilfrid's Church of England AcademyBB2 2JR | Secondary | Wensley Fold | School remains Good (2023) |
| Tauheedul Islam Boys' High SchoolBB2 2LD | Secondary | Wensley Fold | Outstanding (2024) |
| The Heights BlackburnBB2 4NW | Alternative provision | Ewood | Standards maintained (2025) |
| The Olive School, BlackburnBB2 6QQ | Primary | Beardwood | Outstanding in every area (2025) |
| Turncroft Nursery SchoolBB3 2DN | Nursery | Darwen | Standards maintained (2025) |
| Turton and Edgworth CofE/Methodist Primary SchoolBL7 0AH | Primary | Edgworth | Report card Jan 2026: Strong standard in every area |
| Turton Belmont Community Primary SchoolBL7 8AH | Primary | Belmont | School remains Good (2024) |
| Wensley Fold CofE Primary AcademyBB2 6LX | Primary | Wensley Fold | Outstanding (2023) |
| Witton Park AcademyBB2 6TD | Secondary | Witton | Report card May 2026: Needs attention in every area |
How the new report cards work
Since November 2025 Ofsted grades each area of a school (achievement, teaching, behaviour, personal development, inclusion, leadership) on a five-point scale: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention, urgent improvement. Safeguarding is met or not met. Across the 16 Blackburn with Darwen report cards so far, the grades given were: expected standard 66 times, needs attention 23 times, strong standard 19 times, urgent improvement 1 times.
Schools inspected before then have a single grade (outstanding, good, requires improvement or inadequate), or from September 2024 a grade for each area without an overall one. Short “ungraded” visits check a school is still at its last grade.
Where the figures come from
Ofsted publishes the latest inspection of every state-funded school each month, under the Open Government Licence. We keep those at BB, BL and PR postcodes and show here the ones in Blackburn with Darwen. Independent schools and childminders aren’t included. Each school links to its full report on the Ofsted website.
Schools in every area
Questions people ask
How many schools in Blackburn with Darwen are rated good or better?
79% of the 76 state schools and nurseries in Blackburn with Darwen were judged good or better at their last Ofsted inspection.
What are Ofsted report cards?
Since November 2025 Ofsted grades each area of a school separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, instead of giving one overall word.
How many schools are there in Blackburn with Darwen?
There are 76 state-funded schools and nurseries in Blackburn with Darwen: 56 primary, 11 secondary, 4 nursery, 3 special, 2 alternative provision.