Witton Park Academy
About the school
Witton Park 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
- 24 February 2026
- Published
- 5 May 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing
Needs attention
Leadership and governance
Needs attention
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 40.3
- 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
- 36.60%
- Blackburn with Darwen
- 43.90%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 57.30%
- Blackburn with Darwen
- 63.40%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 32.10%
- Blackburn with Darwen
- 39.10%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.49
- 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
1312
Girls
47.79%
Boys
52.21%
SEN support
17.38%
Education, health and care plan
1.52%
English as an additional language
65.50%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
39.48%
Overall absence
9.16
Persistent absence
26.35
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
252
Sustained education or employment
87%
Education
85%
Apprenticeship
Less than 0.5%
Employment
2%
Not sustained
10%