Blackburn Central High School
About the school
Blackburn Central High School is an open secondary school in Blackburn with Darwen.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 14 December 2022
- Published
- 6 February 2023
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 41
- Blackburn with Darwen
- 45.4
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Blackburn with Darwen
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 34.70%
- Blackburn with Darwen
- 43.90%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 55.70%
- Blackburn with Darwen
- 63.40%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 55.10%
- Blackburn with Darwen
- 39.10%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.82
- Blackburn with Darwen
- 3.98
- England
- 4.09
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
984
Girls
46.54%
Boys
53.46%
SEN support
20.02%
Education, health and care plan
3.46%
English as an additional language
53.90%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
40.96%
Overall absence
7.95
Persistent absence
25.12
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
173
Sustained education or employment
84%
Education
81%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
1%
Not sustained
13%