Our Lady and St John RC High School
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Score
F33
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Blackburn, BB1 1PY
- Distance
- 1.2km away
Blackburn Central High School
Haslingden Road, Blackburn, BB2 3HJ
Local ranking6th of 12 secondary schools in Blackburn with Darwen
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
900
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 14 December 2022. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 41.0 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 37.2% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 48.3% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 172
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 84.0%
- Continued in education
- 81.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 2.0%
- Employment
- 1.0%
- Not sustained
- 13.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 984
- Boys
- 530 (52%)
- Girls
- 485 (48%)
- Capacity
- 900 (113% full)
- SEND
- 23.5%
- FSM Eligible
- 41.0%
- EAL
- 53.9%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.5%
- SEN Support
- 20.0%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.2:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 61.0
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,482/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 7.9% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 25.1% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- Asian Pakistani: 48.1%
- White British: 20.4%
- Asian Indian: 16.0%
- Asian Other: 3.6%
- White Other: 2.9%
- Other: 2.5%
- Mixed White & Asian: 2.2%
- Black African: 1.9%
48.1%
Asian Pakistani
20.4%
White British
16.0%
Asian Indian
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 146936
- UKPRN
- 10083595
- Establishment No.
- 4799
- Trust
- OAK LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
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