# St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy

St 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.

Secondary school. Code E136900. [Blackburn with Darwen](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 11 to 18
- Pupils: 1,483
- Council: Blackburn with Darwen
- URN: 136900

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, January 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 11 January 2023
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 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

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

- [St Luke and St Philips Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-luke-and-st-philips-church-of-england-primary-school-e140559): 340 m. Primary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tauheedul-islam-boys-high-school-e138220): 370 m. Secondary. Outstanding (overall), March 2024. Attainment 8 of 62.6 (2025/26, provisional)
- [St Barnabas and St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-barnabas-and-st-pauls-church-of-england-voluntary-aided-primary-school-e119499): 520 m. Primary. Good (overall), July 2024. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Ashworth Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ashworth-nursery-school-e119091): 530 m. Nursery. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met
- [Griffin Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/griffin-park-primary-school-e119116): 600 m. Primary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Blackburn College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blackburn-college-e130736): 690 m. Sixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

## 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/136900)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/136900)

## How to cite

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Snapshot 2026.10.11. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-wilfrids-church-of-england-academy-e136900