St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn
Secondary schoolSt Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn is a secondary school in Blackburn with Darwen, for pupils aged 11 to 16. It had 1,051 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 4 March 2025
- Overall effectiveness
- No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn was 45.4, against 44.1 in Blackburn with Darwen and 46.2 in England.
51.9% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Blackburn with Darwen | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 45.4 | 44.1 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 51.9% | 43.3% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 71.4% | 60.3% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 206 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Livesey Saint Francis' Church of England SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), July 2023. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)640 m
- Meadowhead Junior SchoolPrimary. Some aspects not as strong, January 2025. 40% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)690 m
- Meadowhead Community Infant School and NurseryPrimary. School remains Good, December 2022760 m
- St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, BlackburnPrimary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
- The Heights BlackburnPupil referral and alternative provision. Standards maintained, February 20251.3 km
- St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School, Feniscowles, BlackburnPrimary. Standards maintained, February 2025. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Blackburn with Darwen
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).