# St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn

St 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.

Secondary school. Code E119793. [Blackburn with Darwen](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Pupils: 1,051
- Council: Blackburn with Darwen
- URN: 119793

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded 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
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Livesey Saint Francis' Church of England School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/livesey-saint-francis-church-of-england-school-e119423): 640 m. Primary. Good (overall), July 2023. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Meadowhead Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/meadowhead-junior-school-e119121): 690 m. Primary. Some aspects not as strong, January 2025. 40% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Meadowhead Community Infant School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/meadowhead-community-infant-school-and-nursery-e119122): 760 m. Primary. School remains Good, December 2022
- [St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peters-roman-catholic-primary-school-blackburn-e119514): 1.3 km. Primary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [The Heights Blackburn](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-heights-blackburn-e139413): 1.3 km. Pupil referral and alternative provision. Standards maintained, February 2025
- [St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School, Feniscowles, Blackburn](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-pauls-roman-catholic-primary-school-feniscowles-blackburn-e119649): 1.3 km. Primary. Standards maintained, February 2025. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/119793)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/119793)

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