St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy
Secondary schoolSt Wilfrid's Church of England Academy is a secondary school in Blackburn with Darwen, for pupils aged 11 to 18. It had 1,483 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, January 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 11 January 2023
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 Wilfrid's Church of England Academy was 49.8, against 44.1 in Blackburn with Darwen and 46.2 in England.
57.6% 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 | 49.8 | 44.1 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 57.6% | 43.3% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 72.2% | 60.3% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 255 | – | – |
- 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- St Luke and St Philips Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)340 m
- Tauheedul Islam Boys' High SchoolSecondary. Outstanding (overall), March 2024. Attainment 8 of 62.6 (2025/26, provisional)370 m
- St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), July 2024. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)520 m
- Ashworth Nursery SchoolNursery. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met530 m
- Griffin Park Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)600 m
- Blackburn CollegeSixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file690 m
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).