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St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn

Secondary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 11–16 · Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen

St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn is a secondary school in Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen for ages 11–16 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 4 March 2025. Blackburn with Darwen has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.

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Key facts

Address
Green Lane, Blackburn, BB2 4SR
Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Secondary
Ages
11–16
Sector
See recorded establishment type
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Council
Blackburn with Darwen
Pupils on roll
1,051 January 2026 school census
Free school meals
21% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher
15.7

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Not judged Inspected 4 March 2025

Strengths

To improve

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 6 May 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

MeasureSchoolEngland
GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25)54%45%
Attainment 8 score (2024/25)47.446

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Last distance offered and catchment

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