Pleckgate High School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
1.060 miles
Published by Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council · offers on 2 March 2026
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Pleckgate High School is a secondary school in Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 5 June 2024. Blackburn with Darwen has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
Pleckgate High School 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 | 1.060 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 2026 there were 281 first-choice applications for 265 offers, 1.1 first choices per offer, the 5th highest of 11 Blackburn with Darwen secondary schools.
- For Year 7 2026, 218 offers went to first-choice families, and 63 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- The Year 7 2026 last distance offered was 1.060 miles, the 3rd shortest of 6 Blackburn with Darwen secondary schools with a published last distance.
- In 2024/25, 47% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%).
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
- Pleckgate Road, Blackburn, BB1 8QA
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Pupils on roll
- 1,339 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 24% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 5 June 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils at this school are strongly supported to develop aspirational goals for their future lives.”
- “They thrive in a well-established culture of high academic expectations.”
- “Pupils value the expertise and support of their teachers, who help them to develop the resilience and determination to succeed.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 July 2024 (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) | 47% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 49.2 | 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: 281 first-preference applications, 265 offers in total, 218 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.
- Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School 1.1 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
- Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School 1.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School 1.8 mi Outstanding
- Witton Park Academy 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Blackburn Central High School 2.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy 2.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn 3.1 mi Not judged Last distance published