St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy
About the school
St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy 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
- 11 January 2023
- Published
- 9 February 2023
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 50.8
- 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
- 53.40%
- Blackburn with Darwen
- 43.90%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 71.70%
- Blackburn with Darwen
- 63.40%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 8.10%
- Blackburn with Darwen
- 39.10%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.2
- Blackburn with Darwen
- 3.98
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C-
Average A-level points
- School
- 26.99
AAB or better
- School
- 4.20%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1489
Girls
52.45%
Boys
47.55%
SEN support
6.98%
Education, health and care plan
1.61%
English as an additional language
19.10%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
23.80%
Overall absence
7.12
Persistent absence
19.15
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
253
Sustained education or employment
93%
Education
90%
Apprenticeship
1%
Employment
2%
Not sustained
6%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
127
Sustained education or employment
87%
Higher education
62%
Further education
0%
Apprenticeship
8%
Employment
17%