St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn
Secondary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 11–16 · Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
0.292 miles
Published by Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council · offers on 2 March 2026
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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.
St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 0.292 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Year 7 place in 2026 lived 0.292 miles away, the 2nd shortest of 6 Blackburn with Darwen secondary schools with a published last distance.
- For Year 7 in 2026 there were 262 first-choice applications for 207 offers; 205 offers went to first-choice families and 57 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- GCSE English and maths grade 5 or above in 2024/25: 54% (England 45%), 3rd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Blackburn with Darwen.
- Its latest Ofsted inspection, on 4 March 2025, was not judged; the previous graded outcome was Requires improvement.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Blackburn with Darwen schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Green Lane, Blackburn, BB2 4SR
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- 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
- “Pupils are proud and happy to attend this caring school.”
- “Most pupils uphold the strong values of the school.”
- “They strive to live up to the school’s aspiration to be the best version of themselves.”
To improve
- “The published outcomes for 2024 do not reflect the improvement in the quality of education in the school.”
- “The school has identified that these outcomes were impacted negatively by the low attendance of some pupils.”
- “However, pupils are not always given sufficient time to practise their speaking and listening skills in lessons.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 6 May 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 54% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 47.4 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 262 first-preference applications, 207 offers in total, 205 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Blackburn with Darwen.
- Witton Park Academy 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School 1.5 mi Outstanding
- Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School 1.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School 2.0 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
- Blackburn Central High School 2.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Darwen Vale High School 2.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy 2.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published