Blackburn Central High School
Academy · Year 7–Year 11 · 1,015 pupils
Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
North Road, Blackburn BB1 1PY
Year groups
Year 7–Year 11
Secondary
Pupils
770
On roll
Ages
11–16
Capacity 821
Local authority
Blackburn with Darwen
Romero Catholic Academy Trust
Schola Grade 2
GCSE-style grade (9–1) · compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other state-funded secondary schools in England; the line marks the middle. Data: key stage 2 tests, GCSE results (Attainment 8) and persistent absence, 2024/25 (Department for Education).
About Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy is a secondary academy in Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen, for pupils aged 11–16 (Year 7–Year 11). It is part of Romero Catholic Academy Trust.
It has 770 pupils on roll and room for 821. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Its Schola Grade is 2 on the GCSE-style 9–1 scale, compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England.
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Academy · What this means
- Level
- Secondary
- Year groups
- Year 7–Year 11
- Ages
- 11–16
- Official type
- Academy sponsor led
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Pupils on roll
- 770
- Capacity
- 821 pupils
- Free school meals
- 47.70% of pupils eligible
- Academy trust
- Romero Catholic Academy Trust
- Local authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Nation
- England
- URN
- 150308
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