Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy is a secondary school in Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Blackburn with Darwen has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 2024/25: 23% (England 45%) got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths, lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Blackburn with Darwen.
- Year 7 in 2026 drew 106 first-choice applications for 155 offers, 0.7 first choices per offer, the 2nd lowest of 11 Blackburn with Darwen secondary schools.
- Every Year 7 applicant in 2026 was offered a place, every first-choice family included, and 49 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 47.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 26.8% across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Blackburn with Darwen.
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
- North Road, Blackburn, BB1 1PY
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Pupils on roll
- 770 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 47.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 23% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 37.2 | 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: 106 first-preference applications, 155 offers in total, 106 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.
- Blackburn Central High School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School 1.5 mi Outstanding
- St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy 1.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School 1.9 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
- Darwen Vale High School 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Pleckgate High School 2.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Witton Park Academy 2.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School 2.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published